Implementing Regulations of the Law of Arbitration

Purpose and scope

• The regulation details how the Arbitration Law is applied; the competent court is the court of appeal originally competent for the dispute, save in specified cases (Article 2).

Key rules, rights and obligations

• Notice may be given electronically; time limits run from the day after notice unless the parties agree otherwise, and a deadline falling on an official holiday moves to the next working day (Article 3).
• The request for arbitration states the claimant and other party, a summary of the contract, the arbitration agreement, the facts and the relief sought, and proposes or names the arbitrator (Article 9).
• Where a sole arbitrator is not agreed, the competent court chooses one at the request of either party within fifteen days of the application (Article 10); the application attaches the request for arbitration and the agreement (Article 4).
• An arbitrator may withdraw when challenged without giving reasons, and a challenge is not accepted after pleadings close (Article 5); proceedings are suspended until a substitute is appointed if an arbitrator's mandate ends other than by challenge (Article 6).
• The arbitration agreement does not lapse when the tribunal terminates proceedings unless the parties agree otherwise (Article 15).

Violations, penalties and common problems

• If the party required to pay the expert's deposit fails to do so and the other does not pay it, the expert need not proceed and the tribunal may continue the proceedings (Article 12).
• An annulment action is not accepted from a party who waived it after the award was issued (Article 18).

Procedures and key deadlines

• An annulment action must attach the original award or a certified copy, a copy of the arbitration agreement, and a certified Arabic translation if the award is in another language (Article 18).
• A judgment annulling an award may be appealed to the Supreme Court (Article 17).

An advisory summary prepared by Al-Bayan Al-Wadih Law Firm. It is not an official text and does not replace the law, its implementing regulations, or advice from a specialised lawyer. The official published text and its amendments prevail.