A Practical Guide to International Arbitration in London
GLOSSARY
Abbreviations
| 1996 Act | Arbitration Act 1996 |
| CIArb Protocol | Protocol for the Use of Party-Appointed Expert Witnesses in International Arbitration |
| CPR | Civil Procedure Rules |
| EC Regulation | Also known as the Brussels Regulation “on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters”. It applies to all Member States of the European Community |
| IBA Rules of Evidence | IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration |
| ICC | International Chamber of Commerce |
| ICDR | International Centre for Dispute Resolution |
| LCIA | London Court of International Arbitration |
| UNCITRAL | UN Commission on International Trade Law |
Other definitions
| ADR | Alternative dispute resolution |
| Ad hoc agreement | One off or submission agreement |
| Amiable compositeur | Equity clause whereby the tribunal is not constrained by a national law, but can take account of broader considerations in the interest of justice and fairness |
| Arbitral institutions | Institutions which appoint tribunals and administer arbitration such as the LCIA, ICC and ICDR, but not UNCITRAL |
| Arbitral rules | Formal sets of rules promulgated by arbitral institutions or other bodies such as the UNCITRAL Rules |
| Bifurcation | Splitting of the hearing into segments |
| Curial law | The procedural law |
| Ex aequo et bono | Equity clause whereby the tribunal is not constrained by a national law, but can take account of broader considerations in the interest of justice and fairness |
| Functus | Lacking jurisdiction over the matter |
| Memorial | Brief or written submission |
| Kompetenz-kompetenz | The entitlement of the tribunal to rule on its own jurisdiction |
| Lex arbitri | The national supervisory law |
| New York Convention | The international convention signed by most of the major trading nations in the world relating to recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards |
| Pathological arbitration clause | A defective clause |
| Seat | The juridical place of the arbitration |
| Submission agreement | Ad hoc or one off agreement |