SIAC Arb

SIAC Arb  
SIAC Arbitration Rules (2025)

  1. If the parties have agreed on the seat of the arbitration, such seat shall be the seat of the emergency interim relief proceedings. Failing such an agreement, the seat of the emergency interim relief proceedings shall be Singapore, without prejudice to the Tribunal’s determination of the seat of the arbitration in accordance with Rule 36.1.
  2. The Emergency Arbitrator shall have the power to conduct the emergency interim relief proceedings in such manner as the Emergency Arbitrator considers appropriate, taking into account the inherent urgency of emergency interim relief proceedings. The Emergency Arbitrator shall have all the powers vested in the Tribunal pursuant to these Rules, including the power to rule on its own jurisdiction, without prejudice to the Tribunal’s determination.
  3. The Emergency Arbitrator shall establish a schedule for consideration of the Application within 24 hours after its appointment. In the event a party does not participate in the emergency proceedings, the Emergency Arbitrator may conduct the proceedings in the party’s absence.
  4. Unless the parties have agreed that the Application shall be decided on the basis of written submissions and any accompanying documentary evidence, the Emergency Arbitrator shall, if either party so requests or the Emergency Arbitrator so decides, hold a hearing for determination of the Application. Taking into account the inherent urgency of emergency interim relief proceedings, the hearing may be conducted in-person, in hybrid form, or by videoconference, teleconference, or any other form of electronic communication.
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