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Regulations to make provision for the conduct of arbitral proceedings, and the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards, within the Abu Dhabi Global Market, and for connected purposes.
Date of Enactment: 17 December 2015
The Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Global Market, in exercise of its powers under Article 6(1) of Law No. 4 of 2013 concerning the Abu Dhabi Global Market issued by His Highness the Ruler of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, hereby enacts the following Regulations:
PART 1: PART 1: General
These Regulations may be cited as the "Arbitration Regulations 2015".
These Regulations are made by the Board.
(1) These Regulations apply in the whole of the Abu Dhabi Global Market.
(2) The provisions of the UAE Civil Procedure Code (Federal Law No. 11 of 1992), or any other Federal Law in respect of arbitration, shall not apply in respect of arbitrations or arbitral awards that are subject to these Regulations.
These Regulations are enacted on the date specified by the Board in the resolution approving the adoption of these Regulations.
These Regulations come into force on the date of their publication. The Board may by rules make any transitional, transitory, consequential, saving, incidental or supplementary provision in relation to the commencement of these Regulations as the Board thinks fit.
The English text of these Regulations shall be the official original text. Any translation thereof into another language shall not be authoritative and in the event of any discrepancy between the English text of these Regulations and any other version, the English text shall prevail.
(a) interpretative provisions which apply to these Regulations; and
(b) a list of defined terms used in these Regulations.
PART 2: PART 2: Scope Of Application
8. Scope of application of Regulations
Unless stated otherwise, Part 3 of these Regulations shall apply to arbitrations where the seat of the arbitration is the Abu Dhabi Global Market, or where an arbitration agreement applies these Regulations. Part 4 of these Regulations shall apply to the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, irrespective of the state or jurisdiction in which they are made.
PART 3: PART 3: Arbitration
Chapter 1 Chapter 1 — General Provisions
9. Receipt of written communications
Unless otherwise agreed by the parties to a dispute:
(a) any written communication, notification, or proposal is deemed to have been received if it is delivered to the addressee personally or if it is delivered at his place of business, habitual residence, mailing or electronic address; if none of these can be found after making a reasonable inquiry, a written communication is deemed to have been received if it is sent to the addressee's last known place of business, habitual residence, mailing or electronic address by any means which provides a record of the attempt to deliver it;
(b) the communication is deemed to have been received on the day it is so delivered; and
(c) time periods specified in these Regulations, or to be agreed by the parties or determined by the arbitral tribunal in accordance with these Regulations, shall start to run on the day following the day when a notice or communication is received. If the last day of any such period is an official holiday or a non-business day at the place where the notice or communication is received, the period shall be extended until the first business day which follows. Official holidays and non-business days occurring during the running of the period of time shall otherwise be included for the purposes of calculating the period.
10. Waiver and loss of right to object
(1) A party which, knowingly and without a legitimate reason, fails to object to an irregularity before the arbitral tribunal in a timely manner, or if a time limit is provided in any applicable arbitration rules, within such period of time, shall be deemed to have waived its right to object to such irregularity.
(2) An objection to an irregularity under subsection (1) shall include any objection (a) that the tribunal lacks substantive jurisdiction, (b) that the proceedings have been improperly conducted, (c) that there has been a failure to comply with the arbitration agreement or with any provision of this Part, or (d) that there has been any other irregularity affecting the tribunal or the proceedings.
(3) Where the arbitral tribunal rules that it has substantive jurisdiction and a party to arbitral proceedings who could have questioned that ruling by challenging the award (or pursuant to any other process that may be agreed by the parties), does not do so, or does not do so within the time allowed by the arbitration agreement or any provision of this Part, he may not object later to the tribunal's substantive jurisdiction on any ground which was the subject of that ruling.
11. Extent of court intervention
In matters governed by these Regulations, no court shall intervene except to the extent so provided in these Regulations.
12. Authority of the Court to perform functions of arbitration assistance and supervision
The functions referred to in sections 15, 28, 30, 43, 53, 56 and 57 of these Regulations shall be performed by the Court, while the functions referred to in sections 18(3), 18(4), 18(5), 18(6), 20(2), 21(1), 22(2), 26, 34(3), 36(1) and 51(5) shall be performed by the Court subject to any process agreed between the parties in the arbitration agreement.
Chapter 2 Chapter 2 — Arbitration Agreement
(1) An arbitration agreement is an agreement by the parties to submit to arbitration all or certain disputes which have arisen or which may arise between them in respect of a defined legal relationship, whether contractual or not. An arbitration agreement may be in the form of an arbitration clause in a contract or in the form of a separate agreement.
(2) An arbitration agreement shall be in writing. It can result from an exchange of written communications or be contained in a document to which reference is made in the main agreement.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the requirement that an arbitration agreement be in writing is met by an electronic communication if the information contained therein is accessible so as to be useable for subsequent reference; an electronic communication is any communication that the parties make by means of data messages; a data message is information generated, sent, received or stored by electronic, magnetic, optical or similar means, including, but not limited to, electronic data interchange (EDI), electronic mail, telegram, telex or telecopy.
(4) Furthermore, an arbitration agreement is in writing if it is contained in an exchange of statements of claim and defence in which the existence of an arbitration agreement is alleged by one party and not denied by the other.
(5) The reference in a contract to any document containing an arbitration clause constitutes an arbitration agreement in writing, provided that the reference is such as to make that clause part of the contract.
14. Separability of arbitration agreement
Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, an arbitration agreement which forms or was intended to form part of another agreement (whether or not in writing) shall not be regarded as invalid, non-existent or ineffective because that other agreement is invalid, or did not come into existence or has become ineffective, and the arbitration agreement shall for that purpose be treated as a distinct agreement.
15. Stay of legal proceedings
(1) A party to an arbitration agreement against whom legal proceedings in the Court are brought (whether by way of claim or counterclaim) in respect of a matter which is the subject of the arbitration agreement may (upon notice to the other parties to the proceedings) apply to the Court to stay the proceedings so far as they concern that matter.
(2) On an application being made under subsection (1) the Court shall grant a stay unless satisfied that the arbitration agreement is null and void, inoperative, or incapable of being performed.
(3) An application may:
(a) be made notwithstanding that the matter is to be referred to arbitration only after the exhaustion of other dispute resolution procedures.
(b) not be made by a person before taking the appropriate procedural step (if any) to acknowledge the legal proceedings against him or after he has taken any step in those proceedings to answer the substantive claim.
(4) Where an application referred to in subsection (1) has been brought, arbitral proceedings may nevertheless be commenced or continued, and an award may be made, while the issue is pending before the Court.
(5) If the Court refuses to stay the legal proceedings, any provision that the award is a condition precedent to the bringing of legal proceedings in respect of any matter is of no effect in relation to those proceedings.
16. Death of a party
Chapter 3 Chapter 3 — Composition of arbitral tribunal
(1) The parties are free to determine the number of arbitrators provided that it is an odd number.
(2) If there is no such determination, the number of arbitrators shall be one.
(3) If and to the extent that there is no such agreement:
(a) in an arbitration with a sole arbitrator, if the parties do not agree on the arbitrator within 30 days of one party requesting the other to do so, he shall be appointed by the arbitral institution administering the arbitration, or, where there is no such institution, the Court on the request of either party; or
(b) in an arbitration with three (3) arbitrators, each party shall appoint one arbitrator, and the two (2) arbitrators thus appointed shall appoint the third arbitrator, who shall be the presiding arbitrator (or chairman). If a party fails to appoint an arbitrator within 30 days of receipt of a request to do so from the other party, or if the two (2) arbitrators fail to agree on the third arbitrator within 30 days of their appointment, the appointment shall be made, upon request of a party, by the arbitral institution administering the arbitration, or, where there is no such institution, the Court.
(4) Where there are multiple claimants and/or multiple respondents, and where the dispute is to be referred to three (3) arbitrators, the multiple claimants, jointly, and the multiple respondents, jointly, shall each appoint one arbitrator in accordance with the appointment procedure agreed upon by the parties or, where there is no such agreement, in accordance with subsection (3)(b) and the presiding arbitrator shall be appointed in accordance with subsection (3)(b).
(5) In the absence of a joint nomination pursuant to subsection (4), and where all parties are unable to agree to a method for the constitution of the arbitral tribunal, the arbitral institution administering the arbitration, or where there is no such institution, the Court, may appoint each member of the arbitral tribunal and shall designate one of them to act as president.
(6) A decision on a matter entrusted by subsection (3), (4) or (5) to any arbitral institution administering the arbitration, or, where there is no such institution, the Court, shall not be subject to appeal. The arbitral institution administering the arbitration or, where there is no such institution, the Court, in appointing an arbitrator, shall have due regard to any qualifications required of the arbitrator by the agreement of the parties and to such considerations as are likely to secure the appointment of an independent and impartial arbitrator and, in the case of a sole or third arbitrator, shall also take into account the advisability of appointing an arbitrator of a nationality other than that of any party.
(2) In the absence of such agreement, a party who intends to challenge an arbitrator shall, within 30 days after becoming aware of the constitution of the arbitral tribunal or after becoming aware of any circumstance referred to in section 19(2), send a written statement of the reasons for the challenge to the arbitral tribunal. Unless the challenged arbitrator withdraws from his office or the other party agrees to the challenge, the arbitral institution administering the arbitration, or, where there is no such institution, the Court shall decide on the challenge. While such a request to the arbitral institution administering the arbitration or, where there is no such institution, to the Court, is pending, the arbitral tribunal may continue the arbitral proceedings and make an award.
(1) If an arbitrator becomes as a matter of fact or law unable to perform his functions or for other reasons fails to act without undue delay, his mandate shall terminate if he withdraws from his office or if the parties agree on the termination. In the absence of such agreement or if a controversy remains concerning any of these grounds, any party may request the arbitral institution administering the arbitration, or, where there is no such institution, the Court, to decide on the termination of the mandate, which decision shall not be subject to appeal.
(2) If, under this section or section 20(2), an arbitrator withdraws from his office or a party agrees to the termination of the mandate of an arbitrator, this does not imply acceptance of the validity of any ground referred to in this section or section 19(2).
(1) Where the mandate of an arbitrator terminates under section 20 or 21 or because of his withdrawal from office for any other reason or because of the revocation of his mandate by agreement of the parties or in any other case of termination of his mandate:
(a) subject to any process agreed between the parties in the arbitration agreement, or thereafter, the parties may agree with the arbitrator as to his liabilities and entitlement (if any) to fees and expenses; and
(b) a substitute arbitrator shall be appointed according to the rules that were applicable to the appointment of the arbitrator being replaced, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.
(2) If, or to the extent that, there is no agreement in accordance with subsection (1)(a) as to the consequences of resignation, an arbitrator who resigns in the circumstances set out in subsection (1) may, upon written notice to the parties, request the arbitral institution administering the arbitration, or, where there is no such institution, the Court to make an order relieving him of any liability incurred by reason of his resignation together with such order as the arbitral institution administering the arbitration, or, where there is no such institution, the Court thinks appropriate with respect to his entitlement (if any) to fees and expenses, which orders shall not be subject to appeal.
No arbitrator, arbitral institution or appointing authority, or any employee, agent or officer of the foregoing shall be liable to any person for any act or omission in connection with an arbitration unless they are shown to have caused damage by conscious and deliberate wrongdoing.
Chapter 4 Chapter 4 — Jurisdiction of arbitral tribunal
24. Competence of arbitral tribunal to rule on its jurisdiction
(1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral tribunal may rule on its own substantive jurisdiction, that is, as to (a) whether there is a valid arbitration agreement, (b) whether the tribunal is properly constituted, and (c) what matters have been submitted to arbitration in accordance with the arbitration agreement.
(2) Any such ruling may be challenged by any available arbitral process of appeal or review that the parties may have agreed, or in accordance with the provisions of this Part.
25. Objection to substantive jurisdiction of tribunal
(1) An objection that the arbitral tribunal lacks substantive jurisdiction at the outset of proceedings must be raised by a party not later than the time he takes the first step in the proceedings to contest the merits of any matter in relation to which he challenges the tribunal's jurisdiction. A party is not precluded from raising such an objection by the fact that he has appointed or participated in the appointment of an arbitrator.
(2) Any objection during the course of the arbitral proceedings that the arbitral tribunal is exceeding its substantive jurisdiction must be made as soon as possible after the matter alleged to be beyond its jurisdiction is raised. The arbitral tribunal may admit a later objection in either case specified in subsections (1) or (2) if it considers the delay justified.
(3) The arbitral tribunal may rule on an objection referred to in subsections (1) or (2) either as a preliminary question or in an award on the merits. If the parties agree which of these courses the tribunal should take, the tribunal shall proceed accordingly.
26. Determination of preliminary point of jurisdiction
(1) If the arbitral tribunal rules on an objection referred to in subsection 25(1) or 25(2) as a preliminary question, the Court may, on the application of a party to the arbitral proceedings (upon notice to the other parties), determine any question as to the substantive jurisdiction of the tribunal. A party may lose the right to object pursuant to section 10.
(2) An application under this section shall not be considered unless (a) it is made with the agreement in writing of all the other parties to the proceedings, or (b) it is made with the permission of the tribunal and the court is satisfied (i) that the determination of the question is likely to produce substantial savings in costs, (ii) that the application was made without delay, and (iii) that there is good reason why the matter should be decided by the Court.
(4) Subject to any agreement by the parties, while such a request is pending, the arbitral tribunal may stay the arbitral proceedings or continue the arbitral proceedings and make an award.
(5) The decision of the Court on the question of jurisdiction shall be treated as a judgment of the Court. The decision of the Court shall not be subject to appeal.
Chapter 5 Chapter 5 — Interim measures
27. Power of arbitral tribunal to order interim measures
(1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral tribunal may, at the request of a party, grant interim measures provided that any such request by a party is made upon notice to the other parties in the proceedings.
(b) take action that would prevent, or refrain from taking action that is likely to cause, current or imminent harm or prejudice to any party or to the arbitral process itself;
(3) The party requesting an interim measure under subsection (1) shall satisfy the arbitral tribunal that:
(a) harm not adequately reparable by an award of damages is likely to result if the measure is not ordered, and such harm outweighs the harm, if any, that is likely to result to the party against whom the measure is directed if the measure is ordered; and
(4) With regard to a request for an interim measure under section 26(2)(d), the requirements in paragraphs (3)(a) and (b) of this section shall apply only to the extent the arbitral tribunal considers appropriate.
(5) The arbitral tribunal may modify, suspend or terminate an interim measure it has granted, upon application of any party or, in exceptional circumstances and upon prior notice to the parties, on the arbitral tribunal's own initiative.
(6) The arbitral tribunal may require the party requesting an interim measure to provide appropriate security in connection with the measure.
(7) The arbitral tribunal may require any party promptly to disclose any material change in the circumstances on the basis of which the interim measure was requested or granted.
(8) The party requesting an interim measure shall be liable for any costs and damages caused by the measure to any party if the arbitral tribunal later determines that, in the circumstances, the measure should not have been granted. The arbitral tribunal may award such costs and damages at any point during the proceedings.
28. Recognition and enforcement of interim measures by the Court
(1) An interim measure issued by an arbitral tribunal shall be recognised as binding and, unless otherwise provided by the arbitral tribunal, enforced upon application to the Court or any competent court (in either case, the "recognising court"), irrespective of the country in which it was issued, subject to subsection (4) provided such application is made on notice to all parties to the proceedings.
(2) The party who is seeking or has obtained recognition or enforcement of an interim measure shall promptly inform the recognising court of any termination, suspension or modification of that interim measure.
(3) The recognising court may, if it considers it appropriate, order the requesting party to provide appropriate security if the arbitral tribunal has not already made a determination with respect to security or where such a decision is necessary to protect the rights of third parties.
(4) Recognition or enforcement of an interim measure may be refused on the grounds set forth in section 57.
(5) Any determination made by the recognising court under subsection (4) shall be effective only for the purposes of the application to recognise and enforce the interim measure. The recognising court where recognition or enforcement is sought shall not, in making that determination, undertake a review of the substance of the interim measure.
29. Power of the Court to order interim measures
(1) The existence of an arbitration agreement shall not preclude a party from applying to the Court, before or during arbitral proceedings, for measures relating to the taking of evidence or provisional or conservatory measures.
(2) In any case, the Court shall act only if or to the extent that the arbitral tribunal, and any arbitral or other institution or person vested by the parties with power in that regard, has no power or is unable for the time being to act effectively.
(3) It is not incompatible with an arbitration agreement for a party to seek such relief under subsection (1).
30. Privacy of arbitration related court proceedings
(1) Subject to subsection (4), all arbitration-related proceedings in the Court are to be heard in closed court.
(2) Where such arbitration-related proceedings are held in closed court, the Court must, on the application of any party, make a direction as to what information, if any, relating to the proceedings may be published.
(3) The Court must not make a direction permitting information disclosed during arbitration-related proceedings held in closed court to be published unless:
(4) The Court may order arbitration-related court proceedings to be heard in open court if:
(a) all parties agree that the proceedings may be heard in open court; or
(b) in any particular case, the Court is satisfied that those proceedings ought to be heard in open court.
Chapter 6 Chapter 6 — Conduct of arbitral proceedings
The parties shall be treated with equality and each party shall be given a reasonable opportunity to present its case.
(1) The parties are free to agree on the seat of arbitration. Failing such agreement, the seat of arbitration shall be determined by (a) any arbitral or other institution or person vested by the parties with powers in that regard, or (b) the arbitral tribunal, having regard to the circumstances of the case, including the convenience of the parties.
Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral proceedings in respect of a particular dispute shall commence on the date on which a request for that dispute to be referred to arbitration is received by the respondent.
(1) The parties are free to agree (a) that the arbitral proceedings shall be consolidated with other arbitral proceedings, or (b) that concurrent hearings shall be held, on such terms as may be agreed.
(3) Any consolidation order made under subsection (1) shall be without prejudice to the date on which any claim or defence was raised for the purpose of applying any limitation periods or similar rule or provision of law.
(1) The arbitral institution administering the arbitration, or, where there is no such institution, the Court, may, upon the request of a party to the arbitral proceedings and if it considers that it is in the interests of justice to do so, allow one or more third parties to be joined to the arbitration provided such person is a party to the arbitration agreement or has consented to joinder in writing, unless the arbitral institution administering the arbitration, or, where there is no such institution, the Court finds, after giving all parties, including the party or parties to be joined, the opportunity to be heard, that joinder should not be permitted because of prejudice to any of those parties.
(2) No additional party may be joined after the confirmation or appointment of any arbitrator, unless all parties, including the additional party, otherwise agree.
(1) The parties are free to agree on the language or languages to be used in the arbitral proceedings. In the absence of such agreement, the arbitral tribunal shall determine the language or languages to be used in the proceedings.
The parties are free to agree whether any and if so what form of written statements of claim and defence are to be used, when these should be supplied and the extent to which such statements can be later amended. In the absence of such agreement, this shall be determined by the arbitral tribunal.
(1) Subject to any contrary agreement by the parties, the arbitral tribunal shall decide whether to hold oral hearings for the presentation of evidence or for oral argument, or whether the proceedings shall be conducted on the basis of documents and other materials. However, unless the parties have agreed that no hearing shall be held, the arbitral tribunal shall hold such hearings at an appropriate stage of the proceedings, if so requested by a party.
(2) The parties shall be given sufficient advance notice as the arbitral tribunal shall decide of any hearing and of any meeting of the arbitral tribunal for the purposes of inspection of goods, other property or documents.
(3) All statements, documents, evidence or other information supplied to the arbitral tribunal by one party shall be communicated to the other party at the same time as it is supplied to the arbitral tribunal. Evidence includes any factual witness or expert evidence upon which a party relies.
(4) Any expert report or evidentiary document on which the arbitral tribunal may rely in making its decision shall be communicated to the parties. The arbitral tribunal's power to appoint experts is addressed in section 42 below.
(1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, no party may publish, disclose or communicate any Confidential Information to any third party.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) prevents the publication, disclosure or communication of Confidential Information by a party:
(a) if the publication, disclosure or communication is made:
(i) to protect or pursue a legal right or interest of the party; or
(ii) to enforce or challenge the award referred to in that subsection,
in legal proceedings before a court or other judicial authority in or outside the Abu Dhabi Global Market; or
(b) if the publication, disclosure or communication is made to any government body, regulatory body, court or tribunal and the party is obliged by law to make the publication, disclosure or communication;
(c) if the publication, disclosure or communication is required in order for a party to be in compliance with its financial reporting obligations or the rules of any listing authority or securities exchange;
(d) if the publication, disclosure or communication is made to a professional or any other adviser of any of the parties;
(e) if the publication, disclosure or communication is made to potential lenders or investors in connection with financing arrangements;
(f) if the arbitral tribunal determines that it is otherwise in the interests of justice that the publication, disclosure or communication of information be permitted.
(3) Subject to any contrary agreement by the parties, nothing in subsection (1) prevents a party from disclosing or communicating Confidential Information to a third party who has a substantial legal or pecuniary interest in the outcome of the arbitral proceedings.
(1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral tribunal after consultation with the parties:
(b) may require a party to give the expert(s) any relevant information or to produce, or to provide access to, any relevant documents, goods or other property for his inspection.
(2) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, if a party so requests or if the arbitral tribunal considers it necessary, the expert(s) shall, after delivery of his written or oral report, participate in a hearing where the parties have the opportunity to put questions to him on the points at issue.
(3) The expenses and costs of the expert(s) appointed by the arbitral tribunal pursuant to this section shall be borne by the parties in accordance with any determination or award made by the arbitral tribunal in that respect.
The arbitral tribunal or a party with the approval of the arbitral tribunal may request from the Court, or any competent court, assistance in taking evidence. The Court, or any competent court, may execute the request within its competence and according to its rules on taking evidence.
Chapter 7 Chapter 7 — Making of award and termination of proceedings
(1) The arbitral tribunal shall decide the dispute in accordance with the rules of law chosen by the parties. Any designation of the law or legal system of a given State or jurisdiction shall be construed, unless otherwise expressed, as directly referring to the substantive law of that State or jurisdiction and not to its conflict of laws rules.
(2) In the absence of any designation by the parties, the arbitral tribunal shall decide the dispute in accordance with the rules of law it considers appropriate.
(3) In either case, the arbitral tribunal shall take trade usages into account.
In arbitral proceedings with more than one arbitrator, any decision of the arbitral tribunal shall be made, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, by a majority of all its members. If there is no majority, the award shall be made by the president of the arbitral tribunal alone. However, questions of procedure may be decided by a presiding arbitrator, if so authorised by the parties or all members of the arbitral tribunal.
(2) Subject to any contrary agreement by the parties, the tribunal shall have the power to grant any remedy permitted under the substantive law governing the claim for which the remedy is sought.
(3) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, and subject to any contrary provision of any applicable law referred to in subsection (2), the tribunal's powers to award remedies shall include (but shall not be limited to) the following:
(a) The tribunal may make a declaration as to any matter to be determined in the proceedings;
(b) The tribunal may order the payment of a sum of money, in any currency; and
(c) The tribunal has the same powers as the court:
(i) To order a party to do or refrain from doing anything;
(ii) To order specific performance of a contract (other than a contract relating to land); and
(iii) To order the rectification, setting aside or cancellation of a deed or other document.
(2) Subject to any contrary agreement by the parties, the tribunal's powers as regards the awarding of interest shall be in accordance with the substantive law governing the claim for which an award of interest is sought.
(3) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, and subject to any contrary provision of any applicable law referred to in subsection (2), the tribunal's powers to award interest shall include (but shall not be limited to) the following powers:
(a) The tribunal may award simple or compound interest from such dates, at such rates and with such rests as it considers meets the justice of the case —
(i) on the whole or part of any amount awarded by the tribunal, in respect of any period up to the date of the award; or
(ii) on the whole or part of any amount claimed in the arbitration and outstanding at the commencement of the arbitral proceedings but paid before the award was made, in respect of any period up to the date of payment.
(b) The tribunal may award simple or compound interest from the date of the award (or any later date) until payment, at such rates and with such rests as it considers meets the justice of the case, on the outstanding amount of any award (including any award of interest under subsection (3) and any award as to costs).
(4) References in this section to an amount awarded by the tribunal include an amount payable in consequence of a declaratory award by the tribunal.
The arbitral tribunal may make more than one award at different times on different aspects of the matters to be determined.
(1) The award shall be made in writing.
(3) The award shall state its date and the seat of the arbitration as determined in accordance with section 32(1). The award shall be deemed to have been made at the seat of the arbitration, irrespective of where it is written or signed.
(4) After the award is made, a copy shall be delivered to each party.
(5) The arbitral tribunal shall fix the costs of the arbitration in its award or as provided for in subsection (7) below. The term "costs" includes only:
(a) the fees of the arbitral tribunal to be stated separately as to each arbitrator;
(b) the properly incurred travel and other expenses incurred by the arbitrators;
(c) the costs of expert advice and of other assistance reasonably required by the arbitral tribunal;
(e) such other costs as are necessary for the conduct of the arbitration, including those for meeting rooms, interpreters and transcription services;
(f) the costs for legal representation and assistance of the successful party if such costs were claimed during the arbitration, and only to the extent that the arbitral tribunal determines that the amount of such costs, or a part of them, is reasonable; and
(g) any fees and expenses of any arbitral institution or appointing authority.
(6) In fixing the costs of the arbitration, the arbitral tribunal may direct to whom, by whom, and in what manner, the whole or any part of the costs shall be paid.
(7) If the arbitral tribunal does not fix the costs of the arbitration in its award, a party to the arbitral proceedings may, within 30 days of receiving the award, apply to the arbitral tribunal for a further award on costs. After hearing the parties, the arbitral tribunal shall make a further award on costs.
(8) Subject only to sections 53 and 57, all awards made by the arbitral tribunal shall be final and binding on the parties.
(1) Within 30 days of receipt of the award, unless another period of time has been agreed upon by the parties:
(a) a party, with notice to the other party, may request the arbitral tribunal to correct in the award any errors in computation, any clerical or typographical errors or any errors of a similar nature; or
(2) If the arbitral tribunal considers the request to be justified, it shall make the correction or give the interpretation within 30 days of receipt of the request. The correction or interpretation shall form part of the award.
(3) The arbitral tribunal may correct any error of the type referred to in subsection (1)(a) on its own initiative within 30 days of the date of the award.
(4) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties or in respect of an agreed award made under section 48, a party, with notice to the other party, may request, within 30 days of receipt of the award, the arbitral tribunal to make an additional award as to claims presented in the arbitral proceedings but omitted from the award. If the arbitral tribunal considers the request to be justified, it shall make the additional award within 60 days.
(5) The arbitral tribunal may extend, if necessary, the period of time within which it shall make a correction, interpretation or an additional award under subsection (1) or (4).
Chapter 8 Chapter 8 — Recourse against award
(1) The parties may, by an express statement in the arbitration agreement or by a subsequent written agreement, waive fully the right to bring an action for setting aside or they may limit it to one or several of the grounds listed in section 53(2).
If the parties have waived the right to bring an action for setting aside the awards and if the awards are to be enforced in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, the arbitral award may nonetheless be denied recognition and enforcement pursuant to section 57.
PART 4: PART 4: The Recognition And Enforcement Of Awards
(1) This Part 4 applies to:
(a) Awards made in arbitrations where the seat of the arbitration is the Abu Dhabi Global Market;
(b) New York Convention Awards;
(c) All other arbitral awards which are sought to be recognised and enforced in the Abu Dhabi Global Market, irrespective of the State or jurisdiction in which they are made.
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, where the UAE has entered into an applicable treaty for the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards, that treaty shall apply in the Abu Dhabi Global Market and the Court shall comply with the terms of such treaty. This includes, but is not limited to, the New York Convention.
56. Recognition and enforcement of awards
(1) An award within the meaning of subsection 55(1):
(a) shall be recognised as binding within the Abu Dhabi Global Market on the persons between whom it was made and may accordingly be relied on by those persons by way of defence, set-off or otherwise in any legal proceedings in the Abu Dhabi Global Market; and
(b) shall be enforced within the Abu Dhabi Global Market as if it were a judgment of the Court and all of the Court's powers in respect of the enforcement of judgments shall apply to the enforcement of arbitral awards in the manner prescribed in this Part 4 and any rules made for that purpose.
(2) The party seeking the recognition or enforcement of an award within the meaning of subsection 55(1) shall provide to the Court the original or a duly certified copy of:
(a) the arbitral award in respect of which enforcement is sought; and
(b) the arbitration agreement pursuant to which that arbitral award was rendered.
If the award or the agreement is not made in English, the Court may request the party to provide a translation thereof.
(3) Where, upon the application of a party for recognition of an arbitral award, the Court decides that the award shall be recognised, it shall issue an order to that effect.
(4) An order recognising an arbitral award shall be issued in English and Arabic unless the Court shall determine otherwise. Either language version, in its original or certified copy form, shall constitute sufficient proof of recognition.
(5) Awards recognised by the Court may be enforced outside the Abu Dhabi Global Market in accordance with the applicable legislation in force and recognition under these Regulations includes ratification for the purposes of any such applicable legislation.
57. Grounds for refusing recognition or enforcement
(1) Recognition or enforcement of an arbitral award, irrespective of the State or jurisdiction in which it was made, may be refused by the Court only if:
(ii) the arbitration agreement is not valid under the law to which the parties have subjected it or, failing any indication thereon, under the law of the country where the award was made;
(iv) the award deals with a difference not contemplated by or not falling within the terms of the submission to arbitration, or it contains decisions on matters beyond the scope of the submission to arbitration, provided that, if the decisions on matters submitted to arbitration can be separated from those not so submitted, that part of the award which contains decisions on matters submitted to arbitration may be recognised and enforced;
(v) the composition of the arbitral tribunal or the arbitral procedure was not in accordance with the agreement of the parties, or failing such agreement, was not in accordance with the law of the country where the arbitration took place; or
(i) the subject-matter of the difference is not capable of settlement by arbitration under the laws of the Abu Dhabi Global Market; or
(c) If an application for the setting aside or suspension of an award has been made to a court referred to in subsection (1), the Court may, if it considers it proper, adjourn its decision and may also, on the application of the party seeking recognition or enforcement of the award, order the other party to provide appropriate security.
(2) Any party seeking recourse against an arbitral award made in the seat of the Abu Dhabi Global Market shall not be permitted to make an application under subsection (1) if it has made or could have made an application under section 53 of these Regulations.
SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 1 Interpretation
(1) In these Regulations, unless a contrary intention appears, a reference to:
(c) an obligation to publish or cause to be published a particular document shall, unless expressly provided otherwise in these Regulations, include publishing or causing to be published in printed or electronic form;
(d) a day shall refer to a business day, being a normal working day in the Abu Dhabi Global Market;
(f) a reference to the masculine gender includes the feminine and vice versa; and
(g) words in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa.
(2) The headings in these Regulations shall not affect the interpretation of these Regulations.
(3) Where a provision of these Regulations leaves the parties free to determine or agree upon an issue, such freedom includes the right of the parties to authorise a third party, including an arbitration institution or appointing authority, to make a determination on that issue.
(4) A reference in these Regulations to a Part, Section or Schedule by number only, and without further identification, is a reference to the Part, Section or Schedule of that number in these Regulations.
(5) A reference in a section or other division of these Regulations to a paragraph, subparagraph or section by number or letter only is a reference to the paragraph, subparagraph or section of that number or letter contained in the section or other division of these Regulations in which that reference occurs.
(6) Unless the context otherwise requires, where these Regulations refer to an enactment, the reference is to that enactment as amended from time to time, and includes a reference to that enactment as extended or applied by or under another enactment, including any other provision of that enactment.
(7) References in these Regulations to a writing, filing, instrument or certificate include any mode of communication that preserves a record of the information contained therein and is capable of being reproduced in tangible form, including electronic means.
(8) Where a provision of these Regulations refers to the fact that the parties have agreed or that they may agree or in any other way refers to an agreement of the parties, such agreement includes any arbitration rules, including those of any institution, referred to in that agreement.
(9) Where a provision of these Regulations, other than in sections 41(a) and 51(2)(a), refers to a claim, it also applies to a counter-claim, and where it refers to a defence, it also applies to a defence to such counter-claim.
References to legislation in these Regulations shall be construed in accordance with the following provisions:
(b) Abu Dhabi Law is law made by the Ruler, as applicable in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi; and
(c) these Regulations are the Arbitration Regulations 2015 made by the Board.
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