Jurisdiction of Tribunal to Decide on Nullity of Contract
In a recent case under the Rules of Arbitration Centre of Iran Chamber (ACIC), which I sat as the president of the Tribunal, a question arose as [...]
Annulment, setting aside and refusal of enforcement of arbitral awards in Iran
Annulment, setting aside and refusal of enforcement of arbitral awards in Iran Iranian courts are well educated that they can only set aside or annul a national award [...]
Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in Iran
Under Iran arbitration regime, there are three categories of arbitral awards: “National Awards”, “International Awards” and “Foreign Awards”, as will be explained below. Accordingly, enforcement of arbitral awards [...]
New York Convention in Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran jointed the Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention, 1958) by ratifying it on 2001. Accordingly, the arbitral awards [...]
Court intervention in Iran arbitrations
Iran has two arbitration regimes: Domestic Arbitration which is governed by section 7 of Iran Civil Procedure Code and International Arbitration which is governed by Law on International [...]
Institutional Arbitration in Iran
Although ad-hoc arbitration might have some advantages, institutional arbitration in Iran is known as a safe solution, mainly because the rules governing the arbitration proceedings are clear and [...]
Arbitration Agreement in Iran
There are two different regimes of arbitration in Iran for governing domestic and international arbitrations, and consequently, for governing the arbitration agreement in Iran: Section 7 of the [...]
Applicable Law in Iran Arbitration
Iranian courts and arbitral tribunals, as to the matter of applicable law, have different approaches. Therefore, one should take a number of considerations into account while dealing with [...]
Arbitration Law in Iran
Iran arbitration regime is basically governed by two different Acts: Section 7 of the Civil Procedure Act which governs “Domestic Arbitrations”; and Law on International Commercial Arbitration (LICA) [...]