Arbitration Law

This text is a guide to the law and practice of arbitration in the Republic of Ireland. It is structuted to facilitate quick and easy referral to any aspect of the area and the rapid finding of answers to queries. As such, the book is an invaluable and user-friendly reference tool.

Arbitration is comprehensively placed in context and the text then provides a detailed treatment of all aspects of an arbitral reference from commencement to completion, including:-

• Commencement of the reference and appointment of the arbitrato
• The arbitral tribunal
• The arbitration agreement
• The conduct of the reference, from preliminary meeting to final award
• The award
• Costs
• The powers of the Court to intervene in the arbitral process before, during and after the arbitration hearing
• Challenging the arbitral process in the courts: practice and procedure

Precedents of pleadings for the most common applications to court under the Arbitration Acts 1954-1998 are provided and there is an extensive discussion and exposition of all relevant provisions of the Arbitration Acts 1954-1998 and Irish and foreign case law.