4 of 100 marks
AIBE 22: ADR & Arbitration
This subject carries 4 marks of the 100-mark paper — a mid-weight subject. Section 45 has 16 questions on it, four times the official count.
What to carry, and where to tab
Bring the Arbitration Act 1996, unmarked. Blank index tabs only — anything written on a tab can get the book confiscated. These are the parts this subject actually draws from:
- A&C Act, Part I, Chapter II
- A&C Act, Part I, Chapter III
- A&C Act, Part I, Chapter IV
- A&C Act, Part I, Chapter IX
- A&C Act, Part I, Chapter VI
- A&C Act, Part I, Chapter VII
- A&C Act, Part I, Chapter VIII
- A&C Act, Part II
- A&C Act, Part III
- CPC, Part IV
- Legal Services Authorities Act
Provisions that recur
- § 7 A&C Act
- § 8 A&C Act
- § 9 A&C Act
- § 11 A&C Act
- § 10 A&C Act
- § 16 A&C Act
- § 29A A&C Act
- § 34 A&C Act
- § 34(2) A&C Act
- § 37 A&C Act
- § 36 A&C Act
- § 44–52 A&C Act
- § 62 A&C Act
- § 21 LSA Act 1987
- § 22B LSA Act
- § 89 CPC
Sample questions
Three of the 16, with full explanations. The first ten are free in the app.
An arbitration agreement under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 must be:
- In writing
- Registered
- Oral or written
- Notarised
Answer & explanation
In writing
Section 7 requires the agreement to be in writing, which includes a document signed by the parties, an exchange of letters or electronic communication, or an exchange of statements of claim and defence where existence is alleged and not denied.
A judicial authority before which an action is brought in a matter subject to an arbitration agreement shall refer the parties to arbitration under:
- Section 11
- Section 5
- Section 8
- Section 9
Answer & explanation
Section 8
The application must be made not later than the date of submitting the first statement on the substance of the dispute, and must be accompanied by the original arbitration agreement or a certified copy.
Interim measures by a court in aid of arbitration are granted under:
- Section 34
- Section 17
- Section 11
- Section 9
Answer & explanation
Section 9
Section 9 covers court-ordered interim measures before, during or after the award but before enforcement. Section 17 gives the arbitral tribunal parallel powers during the proceedings.
Practise
Ten questions in ADR & Arbitration free, no card. Each answer cited to both codes with a line telling you where to look in the bare act.
Practise ADR & Arbitration