Requirement on Sending Notices in Arbitration Proceedings in Vietnam

What are Requirement on Sending Notices in Arbitration Proceedings in Vietnam?

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According to Article 12 of Vietnam Law on Commercial Arbitration, unless otherwise agreed by the parties or provided by the arbitration center’s rules of proceedings, the mode and order of sending notices in arbitral proceedings for dispute are specified as follows:

Each party’s written explanations, correspondence papers and other documents shall be sent to the arbitration center or arbitration council in sufficient copies so that every member of the arbitration council and the other party has one copy, and one copy is filed at the arbitration center;

Notices and documents to be sent by the arbitration center or arbitration council to the parties shall be sent to the addresses or to their representatives at the correct addresses notified by the parties;

Notices and documents may be sent by the arbitration center or arbitration council directly, in registered or ordinary mails, by fax. telex, telegram, email, or other modes which acknowledge such sending;

Notices and documents sent by the arbitration center or arbitration council will be regarded as having been received on the date the parties or their representatives receive them or if such notices and documents have been sent to addresses or to their representatives at correct address notified by the parties;

The time limit for receiving notices and documents shall be counted from the date following the date such notices and documents are regarded as having been received. If the following date falls on a holiday or day off under regulations of the country or territory in which the notices and documents have been received. This time limit shall be counted from the subsequent first working day. If the last day of this time limit falls on a holiday or day off under regulations of such country or territory, the time of expiration is the end of the subsequent first working day.

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Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Vietnam

Procedures for Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Vietnam

In the era of globalization, cooperation between countries have been established in many aspects and fields. Especially in the judicial field, the recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards are important procedure in order to facilitate law enforcement between countries and protect the legitimate interests of the litigants.

 

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The recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Vietnam is a specific procedure. Accordingly, the court will be the authority to conduct the review to recognize the validity of foreign arbitral awards to be enforced within the territory of Vietnam. When receiving a request for recognition of a foreign arbitral award, the court will consider and accept the settlement according to the prescribed principles. Specifically, Vietnamese courts only recognize and enforce foreign judgments in the following cases: (i) on the basis of international treaties; (ii) on the principle of reciprocity. Therefore, it can be seen that not all requirements are recognized in Vietnam.

To process the request for recognition and enforcement, depending on the case, the requesting individual or organization must file a request at the Ministry of Justice or directly at the court. Furthermore, in order to ensure that the petition is valid, the petition must satisfy the conditions of form, extent and status of the subject entitled to file according to the regulations that the applicant must pay attention to. In addition, the time limit for filing a request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign arbitral award is 03 years from the date on which the foreign arbitral award takes legal effect. However, this time limit can also be extended if it can be proved that the cause of the delay in filing the application is under force majeure circumstances.

After receiving the application and considering accepting the settlement, in case the dossier is sent to the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Justice shall consider the application and enclosed documents and request the applicant to pay the fee as prescribed at the Office of the Ministry of Justice, then transfer the file to the authoritative court. Within 05 working days from the date of receipt of the dossier, the authoritative court shall consider and accept it as prescribed.

Accordingly, after considering, the court will hold a meeting and issue a decision to recognize or not to recognize the foreign arbitral award and notify relevant parties. Relevant individuals and organizations have the right to appeal or protest against that decision within 07 to 15 days from the date the court issues the decision.

Where a recognized award is to be enforced in Vietnam, the parties concerned are obliged to enforce that award. In case the party does not voluntarily execute the judgment, the judgment enforcement agency will carry out similar enforcement according to the provisions of the law on judgment enforcement in Vietnam.

At present, foreign arbitral awards might encounter challenges in recognition and enforcement in Vietnam due to complexed procedures. Therefore, it is important for individuals and organizations to learn and strictly follow the procedures as prescribed by law so that the process of recognition and enforcement in Vietnam can be carried out smoothly.

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Dispute Settlement in International Trade

In international trade, when drafting international contracts, the parties usually focus on the terms of payment and expense but little attention to terms of dispute settlement. Thus, the parties should be aware that the disagreements and disputes can arise at any time. Therefore, in the process of concluding an international economic agreement, the parties should note the provisions on the selection methods of dispute settlement if a dispute occurs. Currently, there are 4 dispute resolution methods in international trade as follows: negotiation, mediation, commercial arbitration and court.

            

                                                               

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Negotiation

Negotiation is a settlement method which is usually applied in international dispute settlement. In particular, the parties discuss together, struggle, compromise and agree to settle the dispute. The result of the negotiation is that the dispute could be resolve or not. Negotiation is conducted in two ways: The two parties directly meet each other to discuss and deal or one party submit complaint to the other party and the other party answers the complaint.

Mediation

Mediation is the method of resolving dispute between the parties through the role of a third party. Mediation can be accomplished by two ways: One is that the parties agree with each other about mediation, the mediator will be designated and conduct the mediation without following any rules of mediation. The second way is that the parties agree to conduct the mediation under rules of a professional organization or one specific arbitration institution, such as mediation rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Commercial arbitration

Arbitration is a method of dispute settlement arising in trade activities that are agreed between the parties and carried out according to the order and proceedings. Presently, there are kinds of arbitration such as: ad hoc arbitration and permanent arbitration.

Court

The 3 dispute settlement methods above are voluntary in nature. They are different from the dispute settlement in accordance with judicial procedures at court. The settlement of dispute by court is to resolve dispute through the activities of the State tribunals. Therefore, litigants in the dispute are often considered as a final solution to protect their legitimate interests. Especially, when there is a conflict, the parties will choose the form of trade negotiation or mediation rather than commercial arbitration or court.

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Dispute Resolution in Vietnam Through Arbitration

 

Dispute resolution methods are litigation, negotiation, mediation and arbitration. Handing disputes requires litigation dispute law firm in Vietnam with dispute lawyers in Vietnam having experience and knowledge to provide resolutions to complex cross-border issues, commercial and civil disputes.

 

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In the current business environment, most business agreements could contain a clause stipulating that disputes arisen must be resolved in arbitration.  For a dispute to be referred to arbitration, there must be a valid arbitration agreement in writing, either as an arbitration clause within a contract or a separate agreement.  If the agreement is included within the context of a contract, the arbitration clause is considered independent, and any modification, extension, or termination of the contract does not affect the validity of the arbitration clause. Vietnamese law allows for a written arbitration agreement to take the form in any written form, so long as the writing clearly indicates the parties’ intent to resolve any dispute via arbitration. If a dispute falls within the scope of a valid arbitration agreement, but a party attempts to initiate court proceedings, the residing court does not have jurisdiction over the matter, and must drop the case. Moreover, an arbitration agreement does not have to stipulate specific dispute matters and/or the arbitration organization authorized to resolve disputes without supplemental agreement.  Even if there is a valid arbitration agreement, Vietnamese Arbitration Law stipulates that in order for a dispute to go to arbitration, it must also fit into one of three categories:

(1) disputes arising from “commercial activities”;

(2) disputes where at least one party is engaged in commercial activities;

(3) other disputes where the law stipulates that arbitration is a permissible means of resolution.

In category (1), the term “commercial activity” is defined in Commercial Law No. 36-2005-QH11 (31 December 2005) as “activity for profit-making purposes comprising the purchase and sale of goods, provision of services, investment, commercial enhancement, and other activities for profit-making purposes.”  The types of disputes that often fall into the second category are noncommercial disputes, such as civil disputes, where at least one party to the dispute is engaged in commercial activities. However, this category does not apply in disputes between a good/service provider and a consumer. In this case, the law allows the party to choose between litigation and arbitration. Even the agreement includes a standard arbitration clause in the supply of goods or services contract, the dispute may not be arbitrated without the consumer’s consent. The final category of disputes permissible for arbitration gives legislators discretion to expand or maintain the types of disputes resolved through arbitration.  An example of a category (3) dispute is a dispute arising from investment activities governed by the Law on Investment.

Arbitration has become an extremely popular method of dispute resolution, as many businesses prefer it over the high costs of litigation.

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What are Forms of Arbitration Agreement under Vietnam Laws

Under Article 16 of Vietnam Law on Commercial Arbitration, forms of arbitration agreement resolving disputes are in written form.  In particular:

An arbitration agreement may be made in the form of an arbitral clause in a contract or in the form of a separate agreement.

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An arbitration agreement must be in writing. The following forms of agreement may also be regarded as written form:

1.Agreement made through communication between the parties by telegram, fax, telex, email or other forms provided for by law;

2.Agreement made through exchange of written information between the parties;

3.Agreement recorded in writing by a lawyer, notary public or competent institution at the request of the parties:

4.In their transactions, the parties make reference to a document such as a contract, document, company charter or other similar documents which contains an arbitration agreement;

5.Agreement made through exchange of petitions and self-defense statements which reflect the existence of an agreement proposed by a party and not denied by the other party.

In case multiple arbitration agreements are reached on the same dispute, the latest lawful agreement shall apply.

If the contents of an arbitration agreement are not clear or could be understood in more than one way, regulations of the Civil Code shall apply.

When there is a handover of rights and obligations under a transaction or contract which contains a lawful arbitration agreement, such agreement is still applicable to the transferee and the transferor, unless otherwise agreed by the parties concerned.

Multiple legal relationships to resolve the same case shall be combined if the parties agree to combine multiple legal relationships to resolve the same case, or the arbitration rules allow for combination of multiple legal relationships to resolve the same case.

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What is Statue of Limitation for Initiating Legal Action According to Arbitral Procedures?

Arbitration law always set the the limitation period for request of dispute resolution. This means that the law applies a specific period for parties to bring the dispute to the arbitration. According to law on arbitration 2010 (“LOA”), unless otherwise provided by specialized law, limitation period for initiating legal action according to arbitral procedures is two years from the time of infringement of lawful rights and interests.

 

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There is no regulation in arbitration law regarding consequence of expiration of limitation period, but Civil Code 2015 (“CC”) stipulates that: “if such time limits expire, the right to initiate such legal action shall be lost”. Arbitration council shall not resolve expired requests, which means council shall not judge which parties is right or wrong. Therefore, enterprise needs to request within the statutory time limits in order to be resolved. If not, the request shall not be considered although there was request and related fees. In addition, it should be noted that the Court only applies time limits regulation at the request of a party or the parties provided that such request is filed before the first trial court of first instance makes a judgment, a decision on settlement.

However, there has been cases of non-applicability of limitation periods. Specifically, a limitation period for initiating legal action for a civil case shall not apply in any of the following cases: (i) Request for the protection of personal rights not associated with property; (ii) Request for the protection of ownership rights, unless otherwise provided by Civil Code or relevant laws; (iii) Dispute over land use right as prescribed in the Law on land; (iv) Other cases as provided by law. For instance, dispute over reclaiming deposited property is under case of non-applicability of limitation periods. Specifically, deposited property still belongs to ownership of depositor although the property had been transferred to depositary and reclaiming property is a measure protecting the right of property ownership, while dispute over the protection of ownership rights is under case of non-applicability of limitation periods.

In practice, the time between the time period of filing a lawsuit and the time period of infringement of lawful rights and interests can be longer than two years if there is time periods excluded from limitation periods for initiating legal action or there is re-commencement of limitation period for initiating legal action.

The time period during which one of the following events occurs shall be excluded from limitation periods for initiating legal action: (i) An event of force majeure or other objective hindrance which renders the person with the right to initiate legal action for a civil case or make the request not able to do so within the limitation period; (ii) The person with the right to initiate legal action for a civil case or to make the request is a minor or a legally incapacitated person, a person with limited cognition and behavior control or a person with limited legal capacity, and does not yet have a representative; (iii) The representative of a minor or a legally incapacitated person, a person with limited cognition and behavior control or a person with limited legal capacity has not yet been replaced in case that the representative being natural person dies or the representative being juridical person ceases to exist or in case that the representative, for good reasons, cannot continue his/her representation.

The limitation period for initiating legal action shall re-commence in any of the following cases: (i) The obligor has acknowledged part or all of its obligations to the plaintiff; (ii) The obligor has acknowledged or fulfilled part of its obligations to the plaintiff; (iii) The parties have become reconciled. The limitation period for initiating legal action for a civil case shall re-commence from the date following the date on which the above event occurs. Having said that, it is important to consult with dispute lawyers for the effective dispute resolutions should dispute arise.

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How Violations of Fundamental Principles Causes Annulment of Arbitral Awards?

Arbitration award is final and binding upon the parties. The arbitral award takes effect from the date of its issuance and is not subject to appeal and protest which is a feature of dispute resolution through commercial arbitration. Therefore, the regulations on annulment of arbitral award should be carefully implemented to closely monitor these awards, ensure compliance with the laws and protect the interests of the parties involved. This is an important matters to discuss when lawyers specializing in dispute through commercial arbitration encounter when requested by the client to assist the enforcement of the arbitral awards under Vietnam laws.

 

Annulment of arbitral award also known as setting aside is means that the Court as a juridical authority is entitled to review such award upon request of parties in dispute in case there is a ground proving that the arbitral award belongs to one of the annulment cases under the laws. The competent court to take this action is the provincial court of locality at which the parties agree or at which the Arbitral tribunal given the award.

An arbitral award in contrary to the fundamental principles of Vietnam laws is one of five grounds to set aside. The Court is responsible for verifying and collecting evidences to determine whether or not to annul the arbitral award; the requesting party is responsible for other grounds.

Fundamental principles of Vietnam laws are the basic principles impacting the formation and implementation of Vietnam laws. Each law or code contains those principles on its own. Arbitration awards are respected by laws, however within the boundary permitted by laws to not infringe the interests of concerned parties and the national interests, which has been mostly referred to by the court.

When reviewing a request for annulment of arbitral award, the court shall determine whether the award violates any fundamental principle and how such principle concerns or bind the dispute settlement of arbitrator. The court shall set aside an arbitral award in case it contains decisions in contrary to any fundamental principle of Vietnam laws which are not abided by arbitral tribunal upon issue of the arbitral award and the arbitral award seriously infringe upon the interest of the state, the lawful rights and interests of either party or parties, third parties.

In order to apply this fundamental principle ground, the Court may review the application of substantive law decided by the Arbitral Tribunal, as such, the Court may review legal issues of case. In the meantime, Vietnam Courts are not entitled to review the substantive matters resolved by the arbitral tribunal when reviewing request of requesting parties, the Courts are permitted to refer annulment cases stipulated by laws and evidences proving its conclusion. Therefore, the above restriction conflicts with the ground which is annulment of arbitralawards caused by violation of fundamental principles of Vietnamese laws. In fact, to consider whether or not to violate the fundamental principles, the Courts seem to review the substantive matters of dispute to make an argument for its decision.

Hence to improve the efficiency and judicial system under Vietnam laws, it is expected that the fundamental principle ground to cause annulment arbitral award of arbitrator should be instructed in more detail in Vietnam laws to improve the independence of the Arbitral Tribunal and avoid the Vietnam Court trying to re-resolve the substantive matters.

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What Are Advantages Resolving Disputes by Commercial Arbitration?

Commercial arbitration is a method of settling disputes selected by the parties and conducted in accordance with law. Compared with other method of dispute resolution such as mediation, negotiation, court litigation, dispute resolution by commercial arbitration also has advantages and disadvantages.

In accordance with Vietnamese law and international law, the method of dispute resolution by commercial arbitration also stems from the agreement of the parties on a voluntary basis. However, the difference between these methods is that the settlement of disputes through arbitration will be governed by the Commercial Arbitration Law. The parties are allowed to agree on appropriate arbitration selection, either before or after the dispute arises.

The practice of applying commercial arbitration law in resolving disputes presents some advantages:

Firstly, this is a method of resolving disputes on the principle of confidientiality if the parties do not agree otherwise. This is an advantage that all claimants respect because it limits the disclosure of business secrets, and keeps the credibility of the parties.

Secondly, the decision of the arbitrator is final, binding on the parties and the right to appeal in this case is invalid. The trial at Commercial Arbitration takes place only at one trial level, which the trial at the Court is at two levels. Therefore, it creates a premise for the following advantages.

Thirdly, the settlement of disputes arising through commercial arbitration shows flexibility while shortening the proceedings thereby contributing to saving time and effort of the parties.

Fourthly, the settlement of disputes by arbitration is not territorially limited so the parties may agree to choose any arbitrator to resolve their disputes.

However, the competing parties also need to pay attention that the choice of arbitration method also reveals some disadvantages such as: The enforcement of arbitral awards depends heavily on the willingness of the parties to the dispute. If the party who is serving the judgment does not voluntarily follow the arbitral awards and does not request to cancel the arbitral award after the expiration of the time limit for enforcing the arbitral award, the judgment-executing party may send a written request to the civil judgment enforcement agency for judgment execution.

In addition, one of the disputing parties may submit a request to the Court to cancel the arbitration award when encountering one of these following conditions: (i) There is no arbitration agreement or the arbitration agreement is invalid; (ii) The arbitration council’s composition or procedures of arbitral proceedings does not comply with the parties’ agreement or regulations; (iii) The dispute falls beyond the arbitration council’s jurisdiction: when an arbitral award contains the details falling beyond the arbitration council’s jurisdiction, such details shall be cancelled; (iv) The evidence provided by the parties on which the arbitration council bases to issue the award is counterfeit: an arbitrator receives money, assets or other material benefits from one disputing party, thus affecting the objectivity and impartiality of the award; (v) The award contravenes the fundamental principles of Vietnamese law.

Finally, when the parties choose to resolve their disputes by arbitration method, the costs are relatively higher than in the proceeding of court litigation.

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Employees as well as the labor collective and employers should pay attention to selecting the most appropriate and optimal resolution solution when labor disputes occur.  It is also suggested to consult with labour lawyers of law firm speacializing in employment matters for efficiency.

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What are Requirement on Sending Notices in Arbitration Proceedings in Vietnam?

According to Article 12 of Vietnam Law on Commercial Arbitration, unless otherwise agreed by the parties or provided by the arbitration center’s rules of proceedings, the mode and order of sending notices in arbitral proceedings for dispute are specified as follows:

Each party’s written explanations, correspondence papers and other documents shall be sent to the arbitration center or arbitration council in sufficient copies so that every member of the arbitration council and the other party has one copy, and one copy is filed at the arbitration center;

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Notices and documents to be sent by the arbitration center or arbitration council to the parties shall be sent to the addresses or to their representatives at the correct addresses notified by the parties;

Notices and documents may be sent by the arbitration center or arbitration council directly, in registered or ordinary mails, by fax. telex, telegram, email, or other modes which acknowledge such sending;

Notices and documents sent by the arbitration center or arbitration council will be regarded as having been received on the date the parties or their representatives receive them or if such notices and documents have been sent to addresses or to their representatives at correct address notified by the parties;

The time limit for receiving notices and documents shall be counted from the date following the date such notices and documents are regarded as having been received. If the following date falls on a holiday or day off under regulations of the country or territory in which the notices and documents have been received. this time limit shall be counted from the subsequent first working day. If the last day of this time limit falls on a holiday or day off under regulations of such country or territory, the time of expiration is the end of the subsequent first working day.

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What is Venue for Dispute Settlement by Arbitration in Vietnam?

According to Article 11 of Vietnam Law on Commercial Arbitration, the venue for dispute settlement byarbitration in Vietnam is as agreed by parties or decided by arbitration council.  In particular:

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The parties may reach agreement on venues for dispute settlement. If no agreement is made, the arbitration council shall decide on such venue. A venue for dispute settlement may be within or outside the Vietnamese territory.

Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitration council may hold a meeting at a venue regarded as appropriate for its members to exchange opinions, for taking witnesses’ statements, consulting experts or for assessing goods, assets or other documents.

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What are Languages in Arbitration Proceedings in Vietnam?

According to Article 10 of Vietnam Law on Commercial Arbitration, language used in arbitration proceedings resolving dispute is Vietnamese if both parties are Vietnamese or foreign language as agreed by parties if one of the parties is foreign owned enterprise.  In particular:

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For disputes involving no foreign element, the language to be used in arbitral proceedings is Vietnamese, except disputes to which at least one party is a foreign-invested enterprise. When a disputing party cannot use Vietnamese, it may use an interpreter.

For disputes involving foreign elements or disputes to which at least one party is a foreign-invested enterprise, the parties shall reach agreement on the language to be used in arbitral proceedings. If they have no such agreement, the arbitration council shall decide on the language to be used in arbitral proceedings.

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What Documents Required to File Petition by Arbitration in Vietnam?

According to Article 30 of Vietnam Laws on Commercial Arbitration, petitions and enclosed documents for initiating dispute by arbitration in Vietnam will be submitted as following instructions:

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When a dispute is settled at an arbitration center, the plaintiff shall file a petition at the arbitration center as agreed. When a dispute is settled by ad hoc arbitration, the plaintiff shall make a petition and send it to the defendant.

The petition contains the following details:

1.Date of its making;

2.Names and addresses of the parties; names and addresses of witnesses, if any;

3.Summary of the circumstances of the dispute:

4.Grounds and evidence for initiating the lawsuit, if any:

5.Specific requirements of the plaintiff and the value of the dispute:

6.Name and address of the person whom the plaintiff selects as arbitrator or requests to be designated as arbitrator.

Enclosed with the petition shall be the arbitration agreement and the originals or copies of relevant documents.

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What are Principles of Dispute Settlement in Arbitration?

According to Article 4 of Vietnam Law on Commercial Arbitration, the following principles must be adhered to during dispute settlement in arbitration:

Arbitrators must respect the parties’ agreement if such agreement neither breaches prohibitions nor contravenes social ethics.

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Arbitrators must be independent, objective and impartial and shall observe law.

Disputing parties are equal in their rights and obligations. The arbitration council shall create conditions for disputing parties to exercise their rights and fulfill their obligations.

Dispute settlement by arbitration shall be conducted in private, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

The arbitral awards are final.

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When Arbitration Could Settle a Dispute in Vietnam?

When Arbitration Could Settle a Dispute in Vietnam?

Under the Law on Commercial Arbitration effective Jan 1^st, 2011, and other guidance, in principle, arbitration could only be used in disputes among parties which arise from commercial activities, disputes among parties at least one of whom conducts commercial activities, and other disputes among parties which are stipulated by law to be settled by arbitration in Vietnam. Lawyer should be consulted for arbitration from drafting arbitration agreement to resolving the arisen dispute.

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Arbitral tribunals are entitled to resolve the disputes mentioned above if the concerned parties have a valid arbitration agreement agreed, before or after the dispute arise.

When the court is requested to resolve one of the disputes of the above types which a valid arbitration agreement exists, the court shall examine documents enclosed with the petition to determine and if the court finds that the dispute is under an arbitration agreement and such arbitration agreement is valid the court shall issue a decision to terminate the adjudication, return the petition and documents.

The dispute shall be handled by the court though it is under an arbitration agreement, unless otherwise agreed by the parties concerned or prescribed by law: the court issues a decision to annul the arbitral award or the decision made by the arbitral tribunal; or there is a decision to suspend the arbitral tribunal or arbitration center from resolving disputes; or the arbitration agreement is not viable.

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