Note to Parties and Arbitral Tribunals on the Conduct of the Arbitration (English version)

No. Free003

ISBN : Free003

This Note is intended to provide parties and arbitral tribunals with practical guidance concerning the conduct of arbitrations under the 2017 ICC Rules of Arbitration (“Rules”) as well as the practices of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (“Court”).

I - General Information

1. This Note is intended to provide parties and arbitral tribunals with practical guidance concerning the conduct of arbitrations under the ICC Rules of Arbitration ("Rules") as well as the practices of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce ("Court").

2. Unless otherwise indicated, this Note applies to all ICC arbitrations regardless of the version of the Rules pursuant to which they are conducted. The numbering of Articles in this Note refers to the 2017 Rules.

A - The ICC International Court of Arbitration and its Secretariat

3. The Court is an administrative body that ensures that ICC arbitrations are conducted in accordance with the Rules. It does not itself resolve disputes (Article 1(2)).

4. The Court is assisted by its Secretariat (Article 1(5)). The Secretariat is directed by the Secretary General, the Deputy Secretary General and the Managing Counsel. It is composed of case management teams each headed by a Counsel.

5. The Secretariat closely monitors the progress of the proceedings and assists the parties and the arbitral tribunals with any questions relating to the conduct of the arbitration. The parties and/or their legal representatives are encouraged to contact the Secretariat with any questions or comments arising from the Rules and/or this Note.

6. At the end of the arbitration, the parties, their representatives and the arbitrators will be invited to submit an evaluation form to the Secretariat.

B - Communications

7. Pursuant to Article 3(1), parties and arbitrators must send copies of all written correspondence directly to all other parties, arbitrators and the Secretariat.

8. The Request for Arbitration (Article 4), the Answer and any counterclaims (Article 5), and any Request for Joinder (Article 7) must be sent to the Secretariat in hard copy as well as in electronic form by email. To the extent possible, any other written documents should be sent to the Secretariat in electronic form by email only. Sending hard copies to the Secretariat is not necessary, even where the arbitral tribunal has asked to be provided with hard copies.

9. The Secretariat will generally send correspondence by email. The parties, their counsel and prospective arbitrators must provide the Secretariat with their email addresses.

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