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SIAC Arb

SIAC Arb  
SIAC Arbitration Rules (2025)

6.1 The Claimant shall deliver a Notice of Arbitration to the Registrar and the Respondent. Subject to compliance with Rule 4 of these Rules, the Claimant may file the Notice online with the SIAC Secretariat through SIAC Gateway.
6.2 The date on which the Notice is received by the Registrar shall be deemed to be the date of commencement of the arbitration. The SIAC Secretariat shall notify the parties of the commencement of the arbitration.
6.3 The Notice shall include the following:
(a) a demand that the dispute be referred to arbitration;
(b) the identity and contact details of the parties to the arbitration and their representatives, if any;
(c) the date and mode of delivery of the Notice to the Respondent;
(d) a copy or description of the arbitration agreement invoked;
(e) a copy or description of the contract, treaty or other instrument out of or in connection with which the dispute arises;
(f) a statement describing the nature and circumstances of the dispute, including the relief sought and an initial estimate of the claim amount;
(g) any comment as to the applicable rules of law, seat of the arbitration, language of the arbitration, number of arbitrators, and procedure for the constitution of the Tribunal;
(h) a statement on the existence of any third-party funding agreement and the identity and contact details of the third-party funder; and
(i) payment of the Claim Filing Fee.
6.4 The Notice may include:
(a) any comment on the adoption of amicable dispute resolution methods such as mediation under the SIAC-SIMC AMA Protocol for the settlement of all or part of the dispute; and
(b) the Statement of Claim in accordance with Rule 33.2.
6.5 The Registrar shall determine whether the Notice complies or substantially complies with the requirements under Rule 6.3.
6.6 If the Registrar determines that the Notice does not comply or substantially comply with any of the requirements under Rule 6.3, or the Claim Filing Fee is not paid upon the filing of the Notice, the Registrar may set a period of time for the Claimant to remedy the deficiency in the Notice or to make payment of the Claim Filing Fee. If the Claimant fails to do so within the period of time set by the Registrar, the Registrar may terminate the arbitration without prejudice to the Claimant filing a Notice in another proceeding.
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