UK Arbitration Act 2025 - an exception for treaties
By EsqSocial Corporation 20/03/25
One of the most notable reforms is the new default rule that, in the absence of an express agreement between the parties on the law governing the arbitration agreement, it is the law of the seat that applies. The Act states that this rule applies even if the seat of the arbitration is outside England and Wales or Northern Ireland or no seat has been designated or determined. An exception to this rule, in Section 6A(3), is that it “does not apply to an arbitration agreement derived from a...
By: A&O Shearman