Scottish Arbitration Handbook: A Practitioner’s Guide

✍ Scribed by David R. Parratt; Angela Grahame; Peter Foreman

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Year: 2021
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 435
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A practitioner’s guide to abitration in Scotland

• Includes the full text of the 2010 Act including the Scottish Arbitration Rules, the Rules of the Court of Session and the New York Convention
• Outlines what is missing from the 2010 Act, interim measures, emergency measures and what to do if there is a gap
• Structured thematically, covering the practical topics that practitioners require on a daily basis
• Includes a new chapter on Recognition & Enforcement of Arbitral Awards and up-to date case law
• Examines the development of the law in Scotland, the use of the Act and the Rules of Court, and reflects on how it all works in practice
• Discusses the future for arbitration in Scotland including post-ICCA 2020 observations, Arb-Med-Arb, and the impact of the Singapore Convention and the Prague Rules

In 2010, the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 came into force with the aim of modernising Scots law on arbitration. Building on the previous edition, this book reviews the last 10 years: the development of the law in Scotland, the use of the Act and the Rules of Court, and reflects on how it all works in practice. The authors draw on their experience in practice to provide useful tips and references, covering all of the topics that practitioners require on a daily basis.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Foreword
Table of Statutes
Table of Statutory Instruments
Table of Cases
INTRODUCTION
ARBITRATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2010
SCHEDULE 1 TO THE ARBITRATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2010 – SCOTTISH ARBITRATION RULES
COMMENCEMENT, CONSTITUTION AND IMMUNITY OF TRIBUNAL (PART 1)
JURISDICTION OF TRIBUNAL (PART 2)
GENERAL DUTIES (PART 3)
ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS (PART 4)
POWERS OF COURT IN RELATION TO ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS (PART 5)
AWARDS (PART 6)
ARBITRATION EXPENSES (PART 7)
CHALLENGING AWARDS (PART 8)
RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF AWARDS IN SCOTLAND
MISCELLANEOUS (PART 9)
CONCLUSION
Appendixes
Index