Beruflich Dokumente
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MARIO E. VALDERRAMA
AB, LLB, FCIArb, FHKIArb, FPIArb
CIAC Accredited Arbitrator
CIArb Approved Tutor
Resident Representative to the Regional Sub-Committee
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
East Asia Branch
Contact Details
Tel No 367 4001; Telefax 362 1867
Mobile 0917 411 4594
E-mail <marval.law@gmail.com>
Concept
Types
Form
Must be in writing
- note that the meaning of in
writing has evolved
CHOICES: Others
- other choices shall be discussed
when we take-up the terms of
reference and the agenda items.
PATHOLOGICAL CLAUSES
An agreement that will hamper or
defeat the constitution of the tribunal
or
invite
court
intervention
is
pathological.
- agreements that are muddled,
unclear or incomplete such that it is
not effective to cover all the disputes
that the parties intended to submit to
arbitration are pathological clauses.
PATHOLOGICAL CLAUSES:
Examples
1. The one-off clause in international
contracts
All disputes arising out of the present
contract shall be settled by way or
arbitration
There is no way for constitute the tribunal in
case of recalcitrance as there no indication
of the law that will apply to the arbitration
or any competent authority that may be
called upon to assist.
PATHOLOGICAL CLAUSES:
Examples
2. Imprecise or false designation of the arbitral
institution
Any dispute or contravention of the present contract
shall be submitted to the French Chamber of Commerce of
Sao Paolo.
In case of no amicable settlement, all disputes that
may arise shall be settled pursuant to the arbitration rules
of the International Chamber of Commerce of Singapore.
Any dispute arising out of the present contract shall
be submitted to arbitration to be administered by the
Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry under its
rules that are presently in force.
INCORPORATION CLAUSES
INCORPORATION CLAUSES
INCORPORATION CLAUSES
INCORPORATION CLAUSES
INCORPORATION CLAUSES
INCORPORATION CLAUSES
INCORPORATION CLAUSES
INCORPORATION CLAUSES
With the change in the law, it is now
reasonable to assume that, at least in
international arbitration, there would be a
change in the prevailing jurisprudence
involving incorporation clauses.
In interpreting the Model law, regard shall
be had to its international origin and to the
need for uniformity in its interpretation x x
x. (Model Law Sec. 20)
INCORPORATION CLAUSES
INCORPORATION CLAUSES