ICC EXPEDITED PROCEDURE RULES (EPP)
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Ana Serra e MouraDeputy Secretary GeneralICC International Court of Arbitration
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Article 30 + Appendix VI =
“Expedited Procedure Provisions” (or
“EPP”)
Article 30(1)By agreeing to the ICC Rules the parties agree that the Expedited Procedure Provisions shall take precedence over any contrary
terms of the arbitration agreement.
2017 RULES: EXPEDITED PROCEDURE PROVISIONS
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Date Arbitration Agreement
1 March 2017
Amount in
DisputeUS$ 2 Million
Opt-In- Standard Clauses- During the arbitration - Subject to Art. 30(1)
Opt-Out
- Standard clause- During the
arbitration- Express, not
Implicit
Court’s discretion
- Upon request- On its own motion
SCOPE OF APPLICATION OF EXPEDITED PROCEDURE RULES
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Time and costs
proportionate to what is at stake in the
dispute
No Terms of Reference
Case Management Conference
within 15 days
The tribunal may decide the case on documents
only
The tribunal may limit document production
and submissions
Award within six months from case
management conference
PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE TRIBUNAL
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EPP 176 requests to opt-in
37 accepted (agreement to opt-in)
45 automatic cases - 9 Court decisions: 6: Court decides to apply EPP 1: Court decides to not apply EPP
1: Court decides that EPP shall no longer apply1: Court decides that EPP still applies
5 cases where parties agreed opt-out
94 EPP cases administered in total (55 ongoing)
EXPERIENCE SO FAR
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EPP Most disputes are international
Types of contracts: sale & purchase, construction & engineering; consultancy
Average amount in dispute: US$ 823 940
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EPP 4 cases where the Court has decided to have 1 arbitrator notwithstanding an arbitration agreement providing for 3 arbitrators (automatic EPP application)
1 case where the Court decided to have 3 arbitrators despite Claimant’s request to have 1 arbitrator
5 cases where the Court decided to have 1 arbitrator where the arbitration clause was silent on the number
1 case where the Court rejected a challenge on the grounds of breach of due process
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EPP 27 cases concluded with a final award so far:
15 with a short document production phase
16 cases with no document production (agreement)
22 cases with a hearing (1-3 days max)1 hearing by videoconference
10 cases decided on documents only(agreement)
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EPP Saisine → CMC: Average 14 days
CMC → Draft Award: 5 months + 16 daysCMC → Award notified: 5 months + 23 days
5 partial awards / 27 final awards / 2 awards by consent
Expedited scrutiny: average of 10 days
22 awards rendered within 6 months 5 awards delayed
2 cases → 5% fee reduction
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CONSTITUTION OF THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
The Court may appoint a sole
arbitrator, notwithstanding
any contrary provision of the
arbitration agreement.
The Court will normally
appoint a sole arbitrator.
The Court may appoint
three arbitrators if
appropriate in the
circumstances and taking into consideration rules of law that may be applicable.
If the Court decides that
the EPP shall no longer
apply it can reconstitute the arbitral tribunal if
appropriate.
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CONSTITUTION OF ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
– Arbitration agreement : 3 arbitrators– Amount in dispute: US$ 700 000 – Non participating Respondent– Place of arbitration: Singapore– Case law: Singapore Supreme Court AQZ v. ARA (2015)
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CONSTITUTION OF ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
– Arbitration agreement: 3 arbitrators– Amount in dispute: US$ 1 150 000 – Respondent: objection to the application of EPP and appointment of
a sole arbitrator– Place of arbitration: Amsterdam – Case law: Noble Resources International Pte. Ltd v. Shanghai Good
Credit International Trade Co., Ltd. (2016)
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EXPERIENCE SO FAR: CONSTITUTION OF ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL AND CONSOLIDATION
– Arbitration agreement: 3 arbitrators– Amount in dispute: US$ 1 200 000 – Respondent: objection to the application of EPP and appointment of
a sole arbitrator– The Court decided to apply EPP and submit the matter to one
arbitrator– Subsequent request for consolidation
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CONSTITUTION OF ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL AND CONSOLIDATION
– Arbitration agreement: 3 arbitrators– Amount in dispute: US$ 1 200 000 – Respondent: objection to the application of EPP and appointment of
a sole arbitrator– The Court decided to apply EPP and submit the matter to one
arbitrator– Subsequent request for consolidation
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CONSTITUTION OF THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
– Arbitration agreement: 3 arbitrators– Amount in dispute: US$ 356 000– Place of arbitration: Doha– Potential place of enforcement: Qatar
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EXPERIENCE SO FAR: ARBITRATORS
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EXPERIENCE SO FAR: ARBITRATORS
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EXPERIENCE SO FAR: LANGUAGE & PLACE OF ARBITRATION
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