Arbitration Submission Agreement Template for New Zealand

1. Interim Measures: Powers of the tribunal to grant interim relief, used when parties anticipate needing urgent temporary measures

2. Document Disclosure: Specific rules for document production and disclosure, useful for complex disputes with extensive documentation

3. Expert Evidence: Provisions regarding appointment and use of expert witnesses, important for technical disputes

4. Multiple Parties: Special provisions for cases involving more than two parties, including joinder and consolidation

5. Appeals: Provisions regarding rights of appeal, if parties wish to preserve or modify statutory appeal rights

6. Mediation-Arbitration: Provisions for attempted mediation before proceeding to arbitration, useful when parties want to try settlement first

7. Time Limits: Specific deadlines for various stages of the arbitration, useful for expedited proceedings

8. Split Proceedings: Provisions for bifurcation of proceedings, useful for complex disputes where liability and quantum might be separated

1. Schedule 1 - Dispute Description: Detailed description of the dispute, including chronology of events and specific claims

2. Schedule 2 - Arbitrator Qualifications: Required qualifications and experience for the arbitrator(s)

3. Schedule 3 - Procedural Rules: Specific procedural rules to be followed in the arbitration, if not using institutional rules

4. Schedule 4 - Documents List: List of key documents relevant to the dispute

5. Schedule 5 - Timetable: Proposed timetable for the arbitration proceedings

6. Appendix A - Underlying Agreement: Copy of the underlying agreement(s) giving rise to the dispute

7. Appendix B - Correspondence: Relevant pre-arbitration correspondence between the parties