الهيئة الدولية للتحكيم

الهيئة الدولية للتحكيم ، المرافعات والجلسات

Pleadings and hearings

How are time limits imposed
at hearings and what is the
preferred method?

Hearings can be time-consuming and
expensive. One way to reduce the time
and costs of proceedings is to impose time
limits on oral submissions and examination
of witnesses at hearings. The survey reveals
that these methods are employed in two-
thirds of arbitration hearings: 36% by using
the ‘chess clock’ method (i.e., parties have
an overall allocation of time at the hearing
which they may use as they please), and
31% by allocating time limits for specific
stages of the hearing. The use of the chess
clock method is more customary for common
lawyers (44%) than civil lawyers (27%), while
allocating time limits for specific stages in
hearings is more customary for civil lawyers
(38%) than common lawyers (22%).

الهيئة الدولية للتحكيم