SIAC Arb SIAC Arbitration Rules (2025)
SIAC Arb
SIAC Arbitration Rules (2025)
38.1 A party shall disclose the existence of any third-party funding agreement and the identity and contact details of the third-party funder in its Notice or Response or as soon as practicable upon concluding a third-party funding agreement.
38.2 The funded party shall as soon as practicable notify the Tribunal, the parties, and the Registrar of any changes to the third-party funding agreement in respect of which disclosures had previously been made under Rule 38.1.
38.3 After the constitution of the Tribunal, a party shall not enter into a third-party funding agreement which may give rise to a conflict of interest with any member of the Tribunal. In such circumstances, the Tribunal may direct the party to withdraw from the third-party funding agreement.
38.4 The Tribunal may order the disclosure of the information referred to in Rule 38.1 and, after considering the views of the parties, may make such orders for disclosure in respect of the third-party funding agreement as it sees fit including in respect of details of the third-party funder’s interest in the outcome of the proceedings and whether the third-party funder has committed to undertake adverse costs liability.
38.5 The disclosure and existence of a third-party funding agreement on its own shall not be taken as an indication of the financial status of a party.
38.6 The Tribunal may take into account any third-party funding agreement in apportioning costs under these Rules.
38.7 The Tribunal may take appropriate measures, including issuing an order or award for sanctions, damages, or costs, if a party does not comply with any obligations or orders for disclosure under this Rule 38.
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