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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139126003321

Autore

Harris Bruce

Titolo

The Arbitration Act 1996 : a commentary / / Bruce Harris, Rowan Planterose, Jonathan Tecks ; Lord Neuberger, foreword ; Garth Stewart, cover design

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-85341-5

1-118-85314-8

Edizione

[Fifth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (572 p.)

Disciplina

347.42/09

Soggetti

Arbitration and award - England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

The Arbitration Act 1996: A COMMENTARY; Copyright; Contents; Biographical Note; Foreword to Fifth Edition; Preface to Fifth Edition; References and Abbreviations; Part 1 Materials; A. Arbitration Clauses; B. Agreements Prior to or on Constitution of Arbitration; C. Agreements as to Tribunal and Court Powers; D. Checklist for Preliminary Meetings; E. Agreement with Arbitrator on Resignation; F. Checklist for Awards; G. Agreements as to Costs; H. Arbitration Claims  General Note on Arbitration Claims; Part 2The Arbitration Act 1996; Text of the Act and Commentary

The Arbitration Act 1996:Arrangement of SectionsArbitration Pursuant to anArbitration AgreementIntroductory; The Arbitration Agreement; Stay of Legal Proceedings; Commencement of ArbitralProceedings; The Arbitral Tribunal; Jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal; The Arbitral Proceedings; Powers of Court in Relationto Arbitral Proceedings; The Award; Costs of the Arbitration; Powers of the Court inRelation to Award; Miscellaneous; Supplementary; Part IIOther Provisions Relatingto ArbitrationDomestic Arbitration Agreements; Consumer Arbitration Agreements

Small Claims Arbitrationin the County CourtAppointment of Judgesas Arbitrators; Statutory Arbitrations; Part IIIRecognition and Enforcementof Certain Foreign AwardsEnforcement of



GenevaConvention Awards; Recognition and Enforcement ofNew York Convention Awards; Part IVGeneral Provisions; Schedules; Part 3 Appendices; The Arbitration Act 1996 (Commencement No.1) Order 1996; The Unfair Terms in Consumer  Contracts Regulations 1999  (SI 1999 No. 2083); The Arbitration Act 1950, Part II; Table of Cases; Index to Commentary

Sommario/riassunto

The most readable, useful, practical and user-friendly guide to the Arbitration Act 1996.  The Arbitration Act 1996 is a section by section commentary on the Act, which Lord Bingham described as "intensely practical and admirably user-friendly" when it was first published. The fifth edition has been updated by considering in excess of 300 new cases decided since publication of the 4th edition. In addition there have been some significant changes to the Model Law since publication of the previous edition, (which take it into areas where UK arbitration does not go), and these