For decades, it has been considered an "axiom of federal and Florida law that written agreements to arbitrate are binding and enforceable. File a Petition to Confirm.Your attorney will file a request to legally confirm the arbitration award. Until the 1925 enactment of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. §§1-14, courts were reluctant to enforce contracts to arbitrate disputes. The ICA Court was created in response to a heightened demand for an alternative forum for resolving international disputes involving commercial transactions. At any time within one year after the award is made any party to the arbitration may apply to the court so specified for an order confirming the award. This blog post provides an indepth overview of the steps and considerations involved in enforcing arbitration awards in Florida's personal injury cases. 682.12 Confirmation of an award. Section 9 of the Federal Arbitration Act because the arbitration. Which resulted in the Award attached to this petition as Exhibit '.