SIAC Arb SIAC Arbitration Rules (2025)
SIAC Arb
SIAC Arbitration Rules (2025)
57.1 The Registrar shall determine the costs of the arbitration at the conclusion of the arbitration in accordance with the Schedule of Fees and the Practice Notes for the time being in force.
57.2 Under these Rules, the term “costs of the arbitration” shall comprise:
(a) the Tribunal’s fees and expenses;
(b) SIAC’s administration fees and expenses;
(c) the Emergency Arbitrator’s fees and expenses;
(d) the Tribunal Secretary’s fees and expenses;
(e) the costs of any expert appointed by the Tribunal and of any other assistance reasonably required by the Tribunal; and
(f) the Filing Fees.
57.3 The costs of the arbitration shall include any applicable government or statutory taxes.
57.4 The Tribunal’s fees and SIAC’s fees shall be subject to the maximum limits based on the amount in dispute in accordance with the Schedule of Fees. The Registrar shall have the power to:
(a) determine that the maximum limits calculated in accordance with the Schedule of Fees shall be maintained notwithstanding an amendment to the amount in dispute; and
(b) determine that an additional fee over and above the maximum limits prescribed in the Schedule of Fees shall apply to the Tribunal’s fees and SIAC’s fees.
57.5 In the event that the costs of the arbitration as determined by the Registrar are less than the deposits paid by the parties, there shall be a refund to the parties of their respective unutilised deposits or in such proportions as the parties may agree.
57.6 The Tribunal’s reasonable expenses and other allowances shall be reimbursed in accordance with the Practice Notes for the time being in force.
57.7 The Registrar may from time to time allow an interim payment to the Tribunal in accordance with these Rules and the Practice Notes for the time being in force.
57.8 The Registrar’s determination of the costs of the arbitration shall be final and not subject to appeal or review under these Rules.
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