Arbitration has become more popular as an alternative dispute resolution in Malaysia. The process gained more popularity after the Arbitration Act was updated. Today, many business people in Malaysia and company owners choose this process as an alternative to court litigation.
The Request must: be written in English, French or Spanish (the official languages of the Centre) include the name and contact details of all parties (including e-mail, street address and telephone number) be signed and dated by the requesting party or its representative.
Pass the Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration and Module 4 of CIArb's arbitration training programmes; or. Complete a recognised equivalent course; or. Complete CIArb's experienced practitioner scheme. Demonstrate the level of experience in the relevant field as required by CIArb.
A claimant will typically start arbitration by sending a document known as a “request for arbitration” or a “notice to arbitrate” to its opponent.
The normal method is by letter. It should identify the arbitration agreement, by clause number or other appropriate reference. It should also identify by reference to other documents or in terms, the nature of the dispute to be submitted to arbitration.
Methods of commencement Some rules require parties to commence arbitration by filing notice with the relevant arbitration institutions for eg the Regional Centre for Arbitration Kuala Lumpur (KLRCA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
A claimant will typically start arbitration by sending a document known as a “request for arbitration” or a “notice to arbitrate” to its opponent.
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.
Principles of contract law – which vary based on the governing law – can force a non-signatory to participate in arbitration. In addition to these discussed above, assumption and incorporation sometimes are applied. Thus, it is possible to be compelled to arbitrate without having signed an arbitration agreement.