Submission Agreement In Arbitration In North Carolina
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Arbitration might be the right choice for some cases. Limited discovery rights and costs might be useful when less is at stake. Arbitration might feel less adversarial, which could be an advantage where ongoing relationships are hoped to be preserved. Arbitration lends some confidentiality.
Arbitration is a procedure in which a dispute is submitted, by agreement of the parties, to one or more arbitrators who make a binding decision on the dispute. In choosing arbitration, the parties opt for a private dispute resolution procedure instead of going to court.
TYPICALLY, THE PARTIES ENTER INTO A 'SUBMISSION AGREEMENT' THAT IDENTIFIES THE PARTIES, DESCRIBES THE DISPUTE TO BE SETTLED, INDICATES THE RELIEF SOUGHT BY EACH OF THE PARTIES, AND PROVIDES FOR ADMINISTRATION, AS UNDER THE RULES OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (AAA).
A “submission agreement” (also called an “agreement to arbitrate”) is a written agreement between two parties that establishes the use of arbitration to settle a dispute (or any and all disputes) that may arise between them.
A submission agreement will contain details of the dispute and the issues between the parties, and record that it is being referred to arbitration. It will then contain the same essential details as an arbitration clause, such as the legal seat and number of arbitrators.
The Scope of the Clause. This section of the clause is critical; it sets the boundaries for which disputes the tribunal is authorised to determine. Choice of Rules. The Number of Arbitrators. Appointing Authority. Choice of Venue. The language of the proceedings. Finality. Exclusion of the right of appeal.
A party asks a court to compel or stay arbitration in North Carolina state court by filing a motion, whether or not there is a lawsuit already pending between the parties. If the application starts the action, the party files an initial motion. (N.C.G.S. § 1-569.5.)
A submission agreement, on the other hand, is an agreement entered into between the parties to submit existing disputes to arbitration. The terms 'arbitration clause' and 'submission agreement' are used throughout this Guide in ance with these descriptions.