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Overview of Express Civil and Commercial Arbitration
Center for Legal Solutions' Express Civil and Commercial Arbitration Service offers an efficient method of resolving disputes. Binding civil or commercial arbitration under our Express Rules proceeds through four stages. The suggested comparisons to legal procedures are only meant to provide a quick and approximate description of the Rules for Express Civil and Commercial Arbitration.
These Rules should produce a resolution within three months from the time arbitration is commenced. The time periods outlined in the Rules can be modified, if necessary. The expectation is that all participants endeavor to achieve a prompt, fair and efficient resolution of their dispute.
See Filing Instructions for Arbitration to get started.
Browse Profiles of Our Express Civil and Commercial Arbitrators
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I. Arbitration Commenced
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II. Pre-Hearing Conference
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III. The Arbitration Hearing
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IV. Written Arbitration Award
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After the parties agree or are ordered to arbitrate their case, the parties exchange pleadings to provide notice of all of the claims they will make in arbitration. If the Parties haven't already done so, they select their arbitrator.
Attorneys may compare this stage of the arbitration to the exchange of pleadings in a litigated case.
This stage is intended to last one month.
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At this stage, the arbitrator meets with the parties to resolve all matters preliminary to the Arbitration Hearing. The parties will present their witness lists, stipulations of fact, and evidence marked for introduction at the Hearing.
The Pre-Hearing Conference may be compared to a pre-trial conference in cases litigated in court.
The Arbitration Hearing is scheduled approximately two weeks after the Pre-Hearing Conference.
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At the Hearing, the parties argue their respective claims and offer evidence in support to the arbitrator. It is a binding and adversarial proceeding.
The Arbitration Hearing compares to a courtroom trial.
The Arbitration Hearing continues day-to-day as long as necessary. Typically, Arbitration Hearings take less time than courtroom trials.
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The arbitrator's written decision is delivered to the parties.
The Arbitration Award compares to a judgment. The Award is a written decision by the Arbitrator that decides all claims at issue by outlining the Arbitrator's findings of fact and conclusions of law.
The arbitrator typically issues his or her Award within one month of the Arbitration Hearning.
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We recently hosted a special event for 
The Center for Legal Solutions Director Barry Edwards' Article on 
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