Part I — SCOPE, DEFINITIONS, AND INSTITUTIONAL ROLE
1.1 These Rules apply to any arbitration where the parties have agreed to refer their disputes to Lex Arbitrate, or to arbitration under the Arbitration Rules of Lex Arbitrate, or to arbitration administered by Lex Arbitrate, or have used any similar reference.
1.2 These Rules apply as in force on the date of commencement of arbitration, unless the parties have agreed that an earlier version shall apply.
1.3 These Rules apply whether the arbitration is seated in India or, subject to Article 1.4, outside India.
1.4 Where the seat of arbitration is outside India, these Rules apply subject to the mandatory law of that seat.
1.5 These Rules apply to both commercial and non-commercial arbitrations, domestic and international, and to disputes of any value, subject to the Track allocation under Part IV.
1.6 Parties who have referred their dispute to Lex Arbitrate in the first instance may invoke, in addition to arbitration, any of the integrated ADR tracks recognised under Part XI (Integrated ADR Track Directory).