Publications
Proposals for a New Alberta Arbitration Act, Final Report 51
This report considers the Arbitration Act, RSA 1980, c A-43, as it was current to the publication of the report. The report considers two principal difficulties users had with the Act: the fact that it left many practical problems unsolved; and the “unduly broad” scope for discretionary intervention by the courts, which would frustrate the desire of many arbitrating parties to avoid litigation. The report presents a draft Act, patterned on the UNCITRAL Model Law […]
AREA OF LAW | Administration of Justice |
TAGS | appointment, arbitration, arbitrator, conduct, protection, tribunal |
FORMAT | Publications |
FILE | fr051.pdf |
ENACTMENT |
Arbitration Act, SA 1991, c A-43.1 (now RSA 2000, c A-43). |
October 1, 1988
Towards a New Arbitration Act for Alberta, Issues Paper 1
Arbitration is a process where a tribunal other than a court resolves a dispute between two or more parties. This issue paper discusses the current arbitration law (as of the time of publication), and potential beneficial changes to that law. The report first considers whether arbitration law in Alberta should be based on either the UNCITRAL Model Law or the BC Act, and the effects this could have on the uniformity of law. It then […]
AREA OF LAW | Administration of Justice Alternate Dispute Resolution |
TAGS | voluntary, consensual, time, arbitration, arbitrator, commercial, international |
FORMAT | Publications |
FILE | IPNo.1.pdf |
July 4, 1987