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A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Both international and domestic arbitration in Sweden continues to be governed by the 1999 Arbitration Act[1], to which there have been no legislative amendments. A.2 Institutions, rules and infrastructure The SCC Arbitration Institute (SCC) is the principal arbitration institute in Sweden, administering both domestic and international arbitrations. While there have been no amendments to any of the SCC’s rules, the SCC has adopted a few new policies and procedures…

A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Poland continues to be governed by the rules embodied in the Polish Civil Procedure Code (CPC), to which there have been no legislative amendments. These rules are based on the UNCITRAL Model Law. A.2 Institutions, rules and infrastructure The two main local arbitration institutions in Poland are: the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce (PCC) and the Court of Arbitration at the Polish…

A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration continues to be governed by the Treaty on Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (“OHADA Treaty”), the Uniform Act on Arbitration Law (UAA) and the Arbitration Regulation of the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration (“CCJA Regulation”). A.2 Institutions, rules and infrastructure While arbitration proceedings continue to be governed by the CCJA Regulation, the CCJA amended its Internal Rules on Arbitration (“CCJA Internal Rules”) to ensure a…

A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation The Code of Civil Procedure of Switzerland was revised as per 1 January 2025. The revisions include some minor adaptations of the law applicable to the National Arbitration (Lex Arbitri for Arbitral Tribunals between Swiss Domiciled Parties). In particular, the new law foresees that a party can ask for the revision of an arbitral award if it gets to know subsequently relevant facts or evidence which it was unable…