الهيئة الدولية للتحكيم

الهيئة الدولية للتحكيم ، المرافعات والجلسات

Pleadings and hearings

Should the length of
substantive written
submissions be limited?

While some interviewees said that a limit on
the length of substantive written submissions
may lead to more efficient proceedings, many
pointed out that it is difficult for arbitrators
to set mandatory limits at the outset of the
proceedings when they do not know how
complex the case will be. Interviewees also
noted that artificially imposed page limits
do not work well in practice, as parties can
often find ways to obviate them (e.g., by
adopting smaller fonts and margins). Instead,
it was stated that the length of substantive
written submissions should be left to the
self-censorship of lawyers who should
endeavour to keep their pleadings concise
in order to hold the reader’s attention.

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