Submission of any claim or controversy to arbitration pursuant to such agreement shall be a condition precedent to institution of suit or action thereon. Under Virginia law, parties to a dispute may agree to submit their differences to arbitration.For more information about arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution, please contact John at (434) 817-3100. You must complete the "Claimant" and "Respondent" portions on the front of a Submission Agreement. In the blank spaces provided for the claimants' names, you. If you want to arbitrate your fee dispute, you must sign an Agreement To Arbitrate. The parties shall be permitted to bundle claims for arbitration. The notice shall state the initiating party's final payment offer. The Virginia Supreme Court, in a divided opinion, enforced an arbitration provision that it acknowledged is based on "permissive" language. In a recent decision, the Fairfax County Circuit Court rejected the enforcement of an arbitration clause in a trust agreement.