TIME LIMITS To enforce an arbitral award under the CAA, a petition to confirm must be filed no earlier than ten days after, but not later than four years from, the date of service of a signed copy of the award on the petitioner (Cal. Civ. Proc. Code §§ 1288, 1288.4).
The Labour Relations Act (LRA) does not allow any party to appeal against an arbitration award. However, such awards can be overturned by other means. In fact, there are two ways of going about setting aside an arbitration award: by Labour Court review or by rescission application.
Enforcing arbitration as a judgment can be done by asking a local court to approve that award and convert it (or “reduce it”) into a court-enforceable judgment. Once this is done with the court registry, the court will confirm the award and enter judgment.
Instead, if a party wins in the arbitration and the other party does not do what the award says, the winning party may go to court to “confirm” the arbitration award. Under AAA rules, parties to AAA cases agree that the arbitration award can be entered as a judgment in any federal or state court with jurisdiction.
In general, arbitration decisions are private records, and the arbitrator is constrained in releasing them. Some decisions in the public sector are protected as personnel matters, while other decisions are treated as public records.
Outline a concise factual background and then move on to a discussion of the issues at the heart of the case. Your arguments should flow easily from the relevant facts and applicable law. And, by all means, avoid exaggeration of the strengths of your case as well as disparagement of the opposing side.
I) the names and addresses of the arbitrators, the parties and their legal representatives; ii) the terms of the arbitration agreement between the parties; iii) a summary of the facts and procedure including how the dispute arose; iv) a summary of the issues and the respective positions of the parties; v) an analysis ...
An arbitrator's award is final and entered as the judgment unless a Request for Trial (trial de novo) is filed within 60 days after the arbitration award is filed with the court. Any party may request a trial de novo.
An award that has not been confirmed or vacated has the same force and effect as a contract in writing between the parties to the arbitration. A petition to confirm an award shall be served and filed not later than four years after the date of service of a signed copy of the award on the petitioner.