Knowledge

Institutional Guidance

Drafting, procedure, and practice — for parties and counsel.

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The institution publishes guidance to support parties drafting arbitration agreements, counsel preparing for institutional procedure, in-house teams choosing among the dispute-resolution pathways, and arbitrators sitting under the Rules. Guidance is informational. It is not legal advice and does not create an institutional opinion on any particular matter.

Drafting guidance

Model Arbitration ClauseStandard, fast-track, multi-tier, expedited, and ODR variants. Copy-ready.Rules Customisation WizardBuild a bespoke arbitration agreement with party autonomy choices, fee caps, and language elections.Institutional LexiconDefined terms used across the Rules. Plain-English where possible; cross-referenced.

Procedural guidance

Consolidated RulebookAll Rules in force, with comparative notes against UNCITRAL, ICC, SIAC, LCIA, HKIAC.Choosing a PathwayWhen to choose arbitration, mediation, fast-track, ODR, or the Arb-Med-Arb sequence.Panel DirectoryArbitrators and mediators on the institutional Panel, with sectoral specialisations.

For specific audiences

For counsel →Practice notes, hearing protocol, evidence-bunching directions.For general counsel →Drafting checklists, fee-budget modelling, choice-of-pathway matrix.Insights →The Arbitration Brief, quarterly digests, doctrinal commentary.

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Parties with a valid arbitration agreement may file a Notice of Arbitration under the Consolidated Rulebook. The Secretariat acknowledges within one business day.

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Withdrawal within fourteen days of the Notice is permitted under Article 7 without forfeiture of the Registration Fee ^*.