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10 - 05 - 2012

NETHERLANDS 42

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, A.J. van den Berg (ed.), Vol. XXXVII (2012)
Jurisdiction Netherlands
Summary

Netherlands 42. Voorzieningenrechter, Rechtbank, Amsterdam, 10 May 2012

Related topics
303

The court discusses the conditions under which a party may be estopped from raising a ground for refusal of enforcement under the Convention or has waived the right to raise it.

Estoppel/waiver
306

The court discusses the applicable period of limitation for seeking enforcement of an award.

Period of limitation for enforcement
402

The court discusses how to determine whether the document supplied is an award capable of being recognized and enforced, including whether the award is duly authenticated, and whether a copy is duly certified; whether a prior interim and/or partial award should be supplied together with the final award.

Original or copy arbitral award
403

The court discusses issues relating to the requirement to supply the original arbitration agreement or a copy thereof to prove the prima facie validity of the arbitration agreement, as well as the application of more favorable municipal laws that do not provide for this requirement.

Original or copy arbitration agreement
406

The court discusses issues relating to the requirements of the translation (translation by sworn translator, translation of entire award etc.) and whether a translation is necessary.

Translation (paragraph 2)
507

Invalidity of the arbitration agreement: The court discusses other cases of invalidity of the arbitration agreement, including that there was no agreement at all or that the party was not a signatory thereto, that the incorrect arbitral institution was chosen, etc.

Miscellaneous cases regarding the arbitration agreement
512 Ground c: Excess by arbitrator of his authority - Excess of authority
513 Ground d: Irregularity in the composition of the arbitral tribunal or arbitral procedure
516

Award not binding, suspended or set aside: The court discusses the difference between the exclusive jurisdiction to set aside an award (primary jurisdiction), which belongs to the courts of the country of origin of the award, and the jurisdiction of all other courts to recognize and enforce the award (secondary jurisdiction); issues relating to the determination of the “competent authority”; and whether an award that has been set aside in the country of origin can be enforced in another State under the Convention.

"Set aside"
517

Award not binding, suspended or set aside: The court discusses the meaning of an award having been “suspended” in the country of origin, including when the award has been suspended by operation of law rather than by a court decision.

"Suspended"
524

Public policy: The court discusses the effect of other alleged violations of public policy on the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award, such as contradictory reasons, manifest disregard of the law (US), etc.

Other cases
701

More-favorable right provision: The court discusses issues relating to the more-favorable right provision in general, including who may invoke it, and when.

More-favourable-right provision in general
702

More-favorable right provision: The court discusses examples of domestic laws of countries where enforcement of foreign awards is more favorable.

Domestic law on enforcement of foreign award
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