Practice of International Commercial Arbitration: A Handbook for Hong Kong Arbitrators
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CHAPTER 6
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This chapter will focus on starting an international commercial arbitration after the tribunal has been constituted. For this purpose, the chapter will take the viewpoint of the arbitral tribunal. It will focus on getting the parties to plead their case, establishing an initial timetable for the proceedings, and determining the law applicable to the substantive arbitration.