SIAC Arb SIAC Arbitration Rules (2025)
SIAC Arb
SIAC Arbitration Rules (2025)
2.1 Terms used in these Rules shall be defined as follows:
| additional party | A party who is the subject of an application for joinder in accordance with Rule 18 |
| amount in dispute | The aggregate of any claim, counterclaim, cross-claim or set-off filed in the arbitration which quantum is determined by the Registrar for the purpose of SIAC's administration of the arbitration |
| award | Includes an interim, interlocutory, consent, partial, final or additional award and an award of an Emergency Arbitrator |
| Challenge Filing Fee | The applicable fee to file a Notice of Challenge in accordance with Rule 27.1 and the Schedule of Fees |
| Claim Filing Fee | The applicable fee to file a Notice of Arbitration in accordance with Rule 6.3(i) and the Schedule of Fees |
| Claimant | A party initiating recourse to arbitration under these Rules and which may include one or more claimants |
| Code of Ethics | SIAC's Code of Ethics for Arbitrators in force at the date of commencement of the arbitration |
| Committee of the SIAC Court | A Committee consisting of not fewer than two members of the SIAC Court |
| Direct Economic Interest | Means an interest in the arbitration proceedings resulting from the provision by a third-party funder to (i) a party in the arbitration proceedings, (ii) an affiliate of that party or (iii) a law firm representing that party, of funding for, or indemnity against the award to be rendered in the arbitration proceedings, either individually or as part of a specific range of cases where such provision of support or financing is provided in exchange for either remuneration or reimbursement that is wholly or partially dependent on the outcome of the arbitration proceedings |
| EA Filing Fee | The applicable fee to file an application for the appointment of an Emergency Arbitrator in accordance with Rule 12.1, Schedule 1, and the Schedule of Fees |
| Emergency Arbitrator or EA | An Emergency Arbitrator appointed in accordance with Rule 12.1 and paragraph 7 or paragraph 26 of Schedule 1 |
| Filing Fees | Include the Challenge Filing Fee, Claim Filing Fee, EA Filing Fee, Joinder Filing Fee, and any other applicable filing fee in accordance with the Schedule of Fees |
| Joinder Filing Fee | The applicable fee to file an application for joinder in accordance with Rule 18 and the Schedule of Fees |
| Notice | A Notice of Arbitration, including all accompanying documents, filed in accordance with Rule 6 |
| party or parties | Include the Claimant, Respondent, and any Additional Party |
| Practice Notes | The Practice Notes published by the Registrar as guidance to supplement and implement these Rules, in force at the date of commencement of the arbitration |
| President | The President of the SIAC Court |
| Registrar | The Registrar of the SIAC Court and includes any Deputy Registrar |
| Respondent | A party against whom a Claimant seeks recourse to arbitration under these Rules and includes one or more respondents |
| Response | A Response to the Notice, including all accompanying documents, filed in accordance with Rule 7 |
| Rules | Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (7th Edition, 1 January 2025) |
| Schedule of Fees | The SIAC Schedule of Fees in force at the date of commencement of the arbitration |
| Schedules | Schedules 1, 2, and 3 of these Rules and any additional schedules as may be published by SIAC from time to time |
| seat of the arbitration | The seat, meaning the legal place, of the arbitration |
| SIAC | The Singapore International Arbitration Centre |
| SIAC Board | The Board of Directors of SIAC |
| SIAC Court | The Court of Arbitration of SIAC |
| SIAC Gateway | The case management system hosted by SIAC and accessible at the website of SIAC |
| SIAC Secretariat | The case management and administration team of SIAC |
| SIAC-SIMC AMA Protocol | The SIAC-SIMC Arbitration-Mediation-Arbitration Protocol |
| SIMC | The Singapore International Mediation Centre |
| Tribunal | Refers to a panel of one or more arbitrators appointed in the arbitration |
| third-party funder | Refers to any person, either legal or natural, who is not a party to the arbitration proceedings but who has a Direct Economic Interest in the outcome of the arbitration proceedings |
| third-party funding agreement | Means an agreement between a third-party funder and a party, an affiliate of that party, or a law firm representing that party |
| Vice President | One or more Vice Presidents of the SIAC Court |
| written communications | Include notices, and any notification, communication or proposal, data messages, electronic communications, applications, pleadings, witness statements, expert reports, decisions, rulings, orders, awards, and other correspondence and documents that are produced, submitted, or exchanged in the arbitration |
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