Arbitrating under the 2014 LCIA Rules: A User's Guide

This highly practical and user-friendly guide offers a thorough analysis of the 2014 LCIA Rules. It provides a comprehensive explanation of the basic principles governing LCIA arbitration, while at the same time offering an in-depth analysis of complex issues that may arise in the course of LCIA proceedings. This book is invaluable to business executives and corporate counsel, as well as to practitioners and scholars in the field.

Setting this book apart is the unique combination of the backgrounds of the authors, who bring together a diverse and complementary outlook on LCIA arbitration and combine academic and practical perspectives, common law and civil law training and practice, and vast professional and personal experience as counsel, arbitrator and former LCIA Deputy Registrar.

This book contains abundant references to relevant national court judgments, statutory provisions, up-to-date statistics and bibliographical sources on LCIA arbitration. It covers important aspects of LCIA practice and procedure, such as:

• Key changes introduced by the 2014 Rule
• Drafting LCIA Arbitration Agreement
• Request for Arbitration and Respons
• Formation of the Tribunal and challenges, removal and replacement of arbitrator
• Rules about communication, language and seat of the arbitratio
• Standards of counsel and party conduct
• Multi-party arbitration, joinder of third parties and consolidation of proceedings
• Interim relief and Emergency Arbitrators
• Arbitral proceedings and hearings
• Awards and correction of awards
• Costs and deposits
• Confidentiality

Features:

• In-depth explanations and analyses of the 2014 LCIA Rules
• Practical guidelines for every step of an LCIA arbitration.
• Detailed descriptions of the LCIA bodies and their functions

Benefits:

• Proceed confidently with an LCIA arbitration
• Get a head-start on LCIA Rules relating to the commencement of proceedings, communications, appointment of arbitrators, witnesses, costs, etc.
• Understand how LCIA arbitration differs from other forms of institutional arbitration