Annex — model clauses and declarations
Annex
Model arbitration clause for contracts
Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to
this contract, or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof,
shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the U NCITRAL
Arbitration Rules.
Note. Parties should consider adding:
(a) The appointing authority shall be . . . [name of
institution or person];
(b) The number of arbitrators shall be . . .. [one or three];
(c) The place of arbitration shall be . . . [town and
country];
(d) The language to be used in the arbitral proceedings
shall be . . . .
Possible waiver statement
Note. If the parties wish to exclude recourse against the
arbitral award that may be available under the applicable
law, they may consider adding a provision to that effect as
suggested below, considering, however, that the effective-
ness and conditions of such an exclusion depend on the
applicable law.
Waiver
The parties hereby waive their right to any form of recourse
against an award to any court or other competent authority,
insofar as such waiver can validly be made under the
applicable law.
Model statements of independence pursuant to
article 11 of the Rules
No circumstances to disclose
I am impartial and independent of each of the parties and
intend to remain so. To the best of my knowledge, there
are no circumstances, past or present, likely to give rise to
justifiable doubts as to my impartiality or independence. I
shall promptly notify the parties and the other arbitrators of
any such circumstances that may subsequently come to my
attention during this arbitration.
Circumstances to disclose
I am impartial and independent of each of the parties and
intend to remain so. Attached is a statement made pursuant
to article 11 of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules of
(a) my past and present professional, business and other
relationships with the parties and (b) any other relevant cir-
cumstances. [Include statement.] I confirm that those cir-
cumstances do not affect my independence and impartiality.
I shall promptly notify the parties and the other arbitrators
of any such further relationships or circumstances that may
subsequently come to my attention during this arbitration.
Note. Any party may consider requesting from the
arbitrator the following addition to the statement of
independence:
I confirm, on the basis of the information presently available
to me, that I can devote the time necessary to conduct this
arbitration diligently, efficiently and in accordance with the time
limits in the Rules.