The Legal Framework for Arbitration in Brunei

   
General Information:

• UNCITRAL Model-Law based: No.
• Legal Provisions: Brunei Arbitration Act 1994 (CAP 173 Rev. 1999), based on the old English Arbitration Act 1950. 
• The English version is available on the website of the Attorney General’s Chambers – Brunei Darussalam.

  
Multilateral conventions:

• New York Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 25 July 1996.); reservations: reciprocity.
• European Convention: No.
• ICSID Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 16 September 2002); reservations: none.
• Energy Charter Treaty: No. 

  
Arbitral institutions:

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