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The Arbitration Act 1996
Get to know the Arbitration Act 1996 inside out with our guidance on all the key sections that make up the Act. Plus, we'll link them to commentary titles like Butterworths Challenges in Arbitration.
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Confidentiality agreement鈥攁rbitrationThis confidentiality Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Name of entity], a [type of entity] incorporated under...
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Associated legal terms
Investor
An investor will typically mean an individual citizen of the investor鈥檚 home state or a company incorporated in the investor鈥檚 home state. However, in the modern world of global citizens and multinational corporations, this issue can be complex. The definition of 'investor' will vary between BITs.
London Maritime Arbitrators Association
The London Maritime Arbitrators Association, an arbitrators’ association based in London, England. LMAA arbitrations are ad hoc and conducted pursuant to the LMAA Terms.
MITs
Multilateral investment treaties
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