Ad hoc arbitration
Ad hoc arbitration is arbitration conducted under the Arbitration Act 1996 by the arbitral tribunal with only limited institutional oversight and support provided by NZDRC.
When is ad hoc arbitration suitable?
This service is particularly suited to parties to existing disputes who:
- have agreed to refer their disputes to arbitration and who want the flexibility to craft their own bespoke arbitration process and timetable in consultation with the arbitral tribunal; or
- parties to extant litigation proceedings who wish to refer the subject matter of those proceedings to arbitration to obtain procedural, time and cost certainty and/or to preserve confidentiality.
Limited institutional oversight
NZDRC’s limited administrative functions and duties in relation to ad hoc arbitrations undertaken under its aegis may include, among other things, any or all of the following, as and when required:
- providing a shortlist of arbitrators from which the parties may select the arbitral tribunal, where such is requested by the parties;
- appointing members of the arbitral tribunal where the parties have agreed to delegate that duty to NZDRC;
- undertaking conflict and availability checks of possible candidates for appointment to the arbitral tribunal;
- financial management of the arbitration including administering payments in relation to the fees and expenses of the arbitral tribunal and providing accounting to the parties and the arbitral tribunal for same;
- determining any Additional Fee challenge that might arise;
- scrutiny and issuance of awards; and
- arranging hearing facilities.
Related resources
Find more resources related to arbitration below, including institutional arbitration under NZDRC’s arbitration rules, arbitration under other institutional rules, and abitraion guides and resources.
Institutional arbitration under NZDRC’s arbitration rules
This comprehensive service is fully administered by NZDRC’s highly experienced Registry team.
Arbitration under other institutional rules
NZDRC also provides Registry and administrative services in relation to arbitrations conducted under the rules of other arbitral institutions.
Arbitration guides and resources
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