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A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Both international and domestic arbitration in Sweden continues to be governed by the 1999 Arbitration Act[1], to which there have been no legislative amendments. A.2 Institutions, rules and infrastructure The SCC Arbitration Institute (SCC) is the principal arbitration institute in Sweden, administering both domestic and international arbitrations. While there have been no amendments to any of the SCC’s rules, the SCC has adopted a few new policies and procedures…

A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation The Code of Civil Procedure of Switzerland was revised as per 1 January 2025. The revisions include some minor adaptations of the law applicable to the National Arbitration (Lex Arbitri for Arbitral Tribunals between Swiss Domiciled Parties). In particular, the new law foresees that a party can ask for the revision of an arbitral award if it gets to know subsequently relevant facts or evidence which it was unable…

A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation A.1.1.   No new legislative amendments to the New Code of Civil Procedure in relation to arbitration International arbitration continues to be governed by article 1224 to 1249 of the New Code of Civil Procedure (NCCP), second part, book III, title I. These provisions were introduced by the law of 19 April 2023 revising the NCCP Title on Arbitrations with the aim of reforming arbitration in Luxembourg. This law…

A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation A Bill was passed on 28 March 2024 – and applies to any arbitration initiated as of 8 April 2024 – to amend certain provisions of the Judicial Code relating to arbitration to reflect the evolution of the arbitration practice in Belgium (as notably influenced by international arbitration trends). The key provisions that were amended are: These amendments are included in the Judicial Code to ensure greater clarity of…