Introductory
C4C2C7C9C10C5C3C11C1C8C6I13Seat of arbitration
1
An arbitration is “seated in Scotland” if—
a
Scotland is designated as the juridical seat of the arbitration—
i
by the parties,
ii
by any third party to whom the parties give power to so designate, or
iii
where the parties fail to designate or so authorise a third party, by the tribunal, or
b
in the absence of any such designation, the court determines that Scotland is to be the juridical seat of the arbitration.
2
The fact that an arbitration is seated in Scotland does not affect the substantive law to be used to decide the dispute.