96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5888


 
Introduced 2/10/2010, by Rep. Elaine Nekritz
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 








710 ILCS 5/8
  from Ch. 10, par. 108








     Amends the Uniform Arbitration Act.  Provides that rules applicable to the dispute include deciding the dispute in accordance with rules of law chosen by the parties, but if none is chosen, the arbitrators shall apply the law under conflict of law rules considered applicable by the arbitrators.  Provides that the decision shall be made according to the strict rules of law, unless another standard is authorized by the parties.  Provides that the decision shall be based upon the contract and shall take into account usages of the trade applicable to the transaction.
  















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    AN ACT concerning civil law.
  
 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
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    Section 5. The Uniform Arbitration Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 8 as follows:
 



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    (710 ILCS 5/8)  (from Ch. 10, par. 108)



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    Sec. 8. Award. 

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    (a) The award shall be in writing and signed by the 
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arbitrators joining
in the award. The arbitrators shall deliver 
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a copy to each party personally
or by registered mail, or as 
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provided in the agreement.

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    (b) An award shall be made within the time fixed therefor 
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by the
agreement or, if not so fixed, within such time as the 
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court orders on
application of a party. The parties may extend 
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the time in writing either
before or after the expiration 
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thereof. A party waives the objection that
an award was not 
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made within the time required unless he notifies the

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arbitrators of his objection prior to the delivery of the award 
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to him.

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    (c) Rules applicable to substance of dispute. 
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        (i) The arbitrators shall decide the dispute in 
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    accordance with any rules of law that are chosen by the 
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    parties as applicable to the substance of the dispute. Any 
 


 






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    designation of the law or legal system of a given 
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    jurisdiction shall be construed, unless otherwise 
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    expressed, as directly referring to the substantive law of 
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    that jurisdiction and not to its conflict of law rules. 
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        (ii) If the parties do not make a designation described 
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    in subsection (i) of this Section, the arbitrators shall 
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    apply the law as determined by the conflict of laws rules 
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    that they consider applicable. 
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        (iii) The arbitrators shall decide according to the 
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    strict rules of law unless the parties have expressly 
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    authorized some other standard. 
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        (iv) In all cases, the arbitrators shall decide in 
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    accordance with the terms of the contract and shall take 
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    into account the usages of the trade applicable to the 
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    transaction. 
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(Source: Laws 1961, p. 3844.)