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      New Act
          Creates the  International  Commercial  Arbitration  Act.
      Provides  that  the  Act  applies to international commercial
      arbitration in the  State  of  Illinois.   Provides  for  the
      receipt of written communications, the waiver of the right to
      object,  the  extent  of  court  intervention, functions of a
      court, arbitration agreements, the composition of an arbitral
      tribunal, the  jurisdiction  of  an  arbitral  tribunal,  the
      conduct  of  arbitral proceedings, and the making of an award
      and the termination of proceedings.  Effective immediately.
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 1        AN ACT concerning international commercial arbitration.
 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:
 4                   ARTICLE 1.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
 5        Section  1-1.  Short title.  This Act may be cited as the
 6    International Commercial Arbitration Act.
 7        Section 1-5. Scope of application.
 8        (a)  This  Act  applies   to   international   commercial
 9    arbitration,  subject  to  any agreement in force between the
10    United States and any other country or countries.
11        (b)  The provisions of this Act, except Sections 5-10 and
12    5-15, apply only if the place of arbitration is in the  State
13    of Illinois.
14        (c)  An arbitration is international if:
15             (1)  the  parties  to an arbitration agreement have,
16        at the time  of  the  conclusion  of  execution  of  that
17        agreement,   their   places   of  business  in  different
18        countries; or
19             (2)  one of the following places is situated outside
20        the country or countries in which the parties have  their
21        places  of  business:  (i)  the  place  of arbitration if
22        determined in, or pursuant to, the arbitration  agreement
23        or  (ii)  the  place  where  the  predominant part of the
24        obligations of  the  commercial  relationship  is  to  be
25        performed  or  the place with which the subject matter of
26        the dispute is most closely connected; or
27             (3)  the parties  have  expressly  agreed  that  the
28        subject  matter  of  the arbitration agreement relates to
29        more than one country.
30        (d)  For the purposes of subsection (c) of this Section:
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 1             (1)  If a party has more than one place of business,
 2        the place of business  is  that  which  has  the  closest
 3        relationship to the arbitration agreement.
 4             (2)  If  a  party does not have a place of business,
 5        reference is to be made to his or her habitual residence.
 6        (e)  This Act shall not affect any other law in force  in
 7    the State of Illinois by virtue of which certain disputes may
 8    not  be  submitted  to  arbitration  or  may  be submitted to
 9    arbitration only according to provisions other than those  of
10    this Act.
11        Section  1-10.  Definitions  and rules of interpretation.
12    For the purposes of this Act:
13        (a)   "Arbitration" means any arbitration whether or  not
14    administered by a permanent arbitral institution.
15        (b)    "Arbitral  tribunal"  means a sole arbitrator or a
16    panel of arbitrators.
17        (c)  "Court" means a court of competent jurisdiction of a
18    country or state.
19        (d)  Where a provision of this Act, except Section  25-5,
20    leaves  the  parties  free  to determine a certain issue, the
21    freedom includes the right of  the  parties  to  authorize  a
22    third   party,   including   an  institution,  to  make  that
23    determination.
24        (e)  Where a provision of this Act  refers  to  the  fact
25    that the parties have agreed or that they may agree or in any
26    other  way  refers  to  an  agreement  of  the  parties,  the
27    agreement  includes any arbitration rules referred to in that
28    agreement.
29        (f)  Where  a  provision  of  this  Act,  other  than  in
30    subsection (a) of Section 20-40 and subsection (a) of Section
31    25-25, refers to a claim, it also applies to a counter claim,
32    and where it refers to  a  defense,  it  also  applies  to  a
33    defense to the counter claim.
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 1        Section 1-15.  Receipt of written communications.
 2        (a)  Unless  otherwise agreed by the parties, any written
 3    communication is deemed  to  have  been  received  if  it  is
 4    delivered  to the addressee personally, or if it is delivered
 5    at his or her  place  of  business,  habitual  residence,  or
 6    mailing  address.  If none of these can be found after making
 7    a reasonable inquiry, a written communication  is  deemed  to
 8    have  been  received  if  it  is sent to the addressee's last
 9    known place  of  business,  habitual  residence,  or  mailing
10    address by registered letter or any other means that provides
11    a record of the attempt to deliver it.
12        (b)  Unless   otherwise   agreed   by  the  parties,  the
13    communication is deemed to have been received on the  day  it
14    is so delivered.
15        (c)  The  provisions  of  this  Section  do  not apply to
16    communications in court proceedings.
17        Section 1-20.  Waiver of right  to  object.  If  a  party
18    knows  that  any provision of this Act from which the parties
19    may  derogate  or  any  requirement  under  the   arbitration
20    agreement  has  not  been complied with and yet proceeds with
21    the  arbitration  without  stating  its  objection   to   the
22    non-compliance  without  undue  delay, or, if a time limit is
23    provided, within that period of time,  that  party  shall  be
24    deemed to have waived his or her right to object.
25        Section  1-25.   Extent of court intervention. In matters
26    governed by this Act, no court shall intervene  except  where
27    so provided in this Act or applicable federal law.
28        Section  1-30.   Functions  of  a  court.  The  functions
29    referred  to  in  subsections  (c),  (d),  and (e) of Section
30    10-10,  subsection  (c)  of  Section  10-20,  Section  10-25,
31    subsection (c) of Section 15-5, Section  20-50,  and  Section
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 1    20-55  of this Act shall be performed by the Illinois circuit
 2    court of the county in which  the  place  of  arbitration  is
 3    located.
 4                  ARTICLE 5.  ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
 5        Section   5-5.    Definition   and  form  of  arbitration
 6    agreement.
 7        (a)  "Arbitration  agreement"  is  an  agreement  by  the
 8    parties to submit to arbitration all or certain disputes that
 9    have arisen or that may arise between them in  respect  of  a
10    defined  legal  relationship, whether contractual or not.  An
11    arbitration agreement may be in the form  of  an  arbitration
12    clause in a contract or in the form of a separate agreement.
13        (b)  The  arbitration  agreement shall be in writing.  An
14    agreement is in writing if it  is  contained  in  a  document
15    signed  by  the  parties or in an exchange of letters, telex,
16    telegrams, or other means of telecommunication that  provides
17    a  record of the agreement or in an exchange of statements of
18    claim and defense in which the existence of an  agreement  is
19    alleged  by  one  party  and  not  denied  by  another.   The
20    reference   in   a  contract  to  a  document  containing  an
21    arbitration  clause  constitutes  an  arbitration  agreement,
22    provided that the contract is in writing and the reference is
23    such as to make that clause part of the contract.
24        Section  5-10.   Arbitration  agreement  and  substantive
25    claim before court.
26        (a)  A court before which  an  action  is  brought  in  a
27    matter that is the subject of an arbitration agreement shall,
28    if  a party so requests not later than when submitting his or
29    her first statement on the substance of  the  dispute,  refer
30    the parties to arbitration unless it finds that the agreement
31    is   null  and  void,  inoperative,  or  incapable  of  being
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 1    performed.
 2        (b)  When an action referred to in subsection (a) of this
 3    Section  has   been   brought,   arbitral   proceedings   may
 4    nevertheless  be  commenced or continued, and an award may be
 5    made, while the issue is pending before the court.
 6        Section 5-15.  Arbitration agreement and interim measures
 7    by  court.  It  is  not  incompatible  with  an   arbitration
 8    agreement  for  a party to request, before or during arbitral
 9    proceedings, from a court an interim  measure  of  protection
10    and for a court to grant the measure.
11            ARTICLE 10.  COMPOSITION OF ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
12        Section  10-5.   Number  of  arbitrators. The parties are
13    free to determine the number of arbitrators.   In  the  event
14    this  determination  is  not  made,  the arbitration shall be
15    conducted by a sole arbitrator, selected in  accordance  with
16    the  provisions  of  subsection  (d) of Section 10-10 of this
17    Act.
18        Section 10-10.  Appointment of arbitrators.
19        (a)  No person shall be precluded by reason of his or her
20    nationality from acting as an  arbitrator,  unless  otherwise
21    agreed by the parties.
22        (b)  The  parties  are  free  to  agree on a procedure of
23    appointing the arbitrator  or  arbitrators,  subject  to  the
24    provisions of subsections (e) and (f) of this Section.
25        (c)  In  an  arbitration with 3 arbitrators and where the
26    parties  fail  to  reach  an  agreement  on  an   appointment
27    procedure, each party shall appoint one arbitrator, and the 2
28    arbitrators   thus   appointed   shall   appoint   the  third
29    arbitrator. If a party fails to appoint the arbitrator within
30    30 days of receipt of a request to do so from the other party
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 1    or if the 2 arbitrators fail to agree on the third arbitrator
 2    within 30 days of their appointment, the appointment shall be
 3    made, upon  request  of  a  party,  by  the  court  or  other
 4    authority specified in Section 1-30 of this Act.
 5        (d)  In  an  arbitration with a sole arbitrator and where
 6    the parties fail to reach  an  agreement  on  an  appointment
 7    procedure, the arbitrator shall be appointed, upon request of
 8    a party, by the court specified in Section 1-30 of this Act.
 9        (e)  Where, under an appointment procedure agreed upon by
10    the  parties,  (i) a party fails to act as required under the
11    procedure or (ii) the  parties  or  the  two  party-appointed
12    arbitrators are unable to reach an agreement expected of them
13    under  the  procedure  or  (iii)  a third party, including an
14    institution, fails to perform any function  entrusted  to  it
15    under   the  procedure,  any  party  may  request  the  court
16    specified in Section 1-30 of this Act to take  the  necessary
17    measure,  unless  the  agreement on the appointment procedure
18    provides other means of securing the appointment.
19        (f)  A decision on a matter entrusted by subsections (c),
20    (d), and (e) of  this  Section  to  the  court  specified  in
21    Section  1-30  of this Act is not subject to appeal; provided
22    that this provision  shall  not  preclude  the  parties  from
23    raising any ground for setting aside or refusing to recognize
24    or   enforce  an  arbitral  award  to  the  extent  otherwise
25    permitted under  applicable  federal  law.    The  court,  in
26    appointing  an  arbitrator,  shall  have  due  regard  to any
27    qualifications required of the arbitrator by the agreement of
28    the parties and to any  considerations  that  are  likely  to
29    secure  the  appointment  of  an  independent  and  impartial
30    arbitrator  and,  in  the case of a sole or third arbitrator,
31    shall  take  into  account  as  well  the   advisability   of
32    appointing an arbitrator of a nationality other than those of
33    the parties.
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 1        Section 10-15.  Grounds for challenge.
 2        (a)  When  a  person is approached in connection with his
 3    or her possible appointment as  an  arbitrator,  that  person
 4    shall  disclose  any  circumstances  likely  to  give rise to
 5    justifiable  doubts  as  to  his  or  her   impartiality   or
 6    independence.   An  arbitrator,  from  the time of his or her
 7    appointment and throughout the  arbitral  proceedings,  shall
 8    without  delay  disclose  any  of  these circumstances to the
 9    parties unless they have already been informed of them by the
10    arbitrator.
11        (b)  An   arbitrator   may   be   challenged   only    if
12    circumstances  exist  that give rise to justifiable doubts as
13    to his or her impartiality or independence or if  he  or  she
14    does  not possess qualifications agreed to by the parties.  A
15    party may challenge an arbitrator it  has  appointed,  or  in
16    whose  appointment  it  has participated, only for reasons of
17    which that party becomes aware after the appointment has been
18    made.
19        Section 10-20.  Challenge procedure.
20        (a)  The parties are free to agree  on  a  procedure  for
21    challenging  an  arbitrator,  subject  to  the  provisions of
22    subsection (c) of this Section.
23        (b)  If the parties are unable to reach an  agreement,  a
24    party  that  intends to challenge an arbitrator shall, within
25    15 days after becoming  aware  of  the  constitution  of  the
26    arbitral tribunal or after becoming aware of any circumstance
27    referred  to  in subsection (b) of Section 10-15 of this Act,
28    send a written statement of the reasons for the challenge  to
29    the  arbitral  tribunal.   Unless  the  challenged arbitrator
30    withdraws from office  or  the  other  party  agrees  to  the
31    challenge,   the   arbitral  tribunal  shall  decide  on  the
32    challenge.
33        (c)  If a challenge under any procedure  agreed  upon  by
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 1    the  parties or under the procedure of subsection (b) of this
 2    Section is not successful, the challenging party may request,
 3    within 30 days after having received notice of  the  decision
 4    rejecting  the challenge, the court specified in Section 1-30
 5    of this Act to decide on the challenge, which decision is not
 6    subject to appeal; provided that  this  provision  shall  not
 7    preclude  the  parties  from  raising  any ground for setting
 8    aside or refusing to recognize or enforce an  arbitral  award
 9    to  the  extent  otherwise permitted under applicable federal
10    law.  While the request is pending,  the  arbitral  tribunal,
11    including   the   challenged  arbitrator,  may  continue  the
12    arbitral proceedings and make an award.
13        Section 10-25.  Failure or impossibility to act.
14        (a)  If an arbitrator becomes de jure or de facto  unable
15    to perform his or her functions or for other reasons fails to
16    act without undue delay, that arbitrator's mandate terminates
17    if he or she withdraws from office or if the parties agree on
18    the   termination.    Otherwise,  if  a  controversy  remains
19    concerning any of these grounds, any party  may  request  the
20    court  specified in Section 1-30 of this Act to decide on the
21    termination of the mandate, which decision is not subject  to
22    appeal.
23        (b)  If,  under  this  Section or under subsection (b) of
24    Section 10-20 of  this  Act,  an  arbitrator  withdraws  from
25    office or a party agrees to the termination of the mandate of
26    an arbitrator, this does not imply acceptance of the validity
27    of  any  ground referred to in this Section or subsection (b)
28    of Section 10-15 of this Act.
29        Section 10-30.   Appointment  of  substitute  arbitrator.
30    Where  the mandate of an arbitrator terminates under Sections
31    10-20 or  10-25  of  this  Act  or  because  of  his  or  her
32    withdrawal from office for any other reason or because of the
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 1    revocation  or  termination  of  that arbitrator's mandate, a
 2    substitute arbitrator shall be  appointed  according  to  the
 3    rules  or  procedures that were applicable to the appointment
 4    of the arbitrator being replaced.
 5           ARTICLE 15.  JURISDICTION OF ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
 6        Section 15-5.  Competence of arbitral tribunal to rule on
 7    its jurisdiction.
 8        (a)  The  arbitral  tribunal  may   rule   on   its   own
 9    jurisdiction,  including  any  objections with respect to the
10    existence or validity of the arbitration agreement.  For that
11    purpose, an arbitration clause that forms part of a  contract
12    shall  be  treated  as  an agreement independent of the other
13    terms of the contract.  A decision by the  arbitral  tribunal
14    that  the  contract is null and void shall not by itself mean
15    that the contract's arbitration clause is invalid.
16        (b)  A plea that the  arbitral  tribunal  does  not  have
17    jurisdiction shall be raised not later than the submission of
18    the  statement  of  defense.   A  party is not precluded from
19    raising the plea by the fact that he or she has appointed  or
20    participated  in  the  appointment  of an arbitrator.  A plea
21    that the arbitral tribunal is  exceeding  the  scope  of  its
22    authority shall be raised as soon as the matter alleged to be
23    beyond  the  scope  of  its  authority  is  raised during the
24    arbitral proceedings.  The arbitral tribunal may,  in  either
25    case, admit a later plea if it considers the delay justified.
26        (c)  The arbitral tribunal may rule on a plea referred to
27    in  subsection  (b)  of  this Section either as a preliminary
28    question or in an award  on  the  merits.   If  the  arbitral
29    tribunal   rules  as  a  preliminary  question  that  it  has
30    jurisdiction, any party may request,  within  30  days  after
31    having received notice of that ruling, the court specified in
32    Section 1-30 of this Act to decide the matter, which decision
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 1    is  not subject to appeal; provided that this provision shall
 2    not preclude the parties from raising any ground for  setting
 3    aside  or  refusing to recognize or enforce an arbitral award
 4    to the extent otherwise permitted  under  applicable  federal
 5    law.  While the request is pending, the arbitral tribunal may
 6    continue the arbitral proceedings and make an award.
 7        Section  15-10.   Power  of  arbitral  tribunal  to award
 8    interim measures.  Unless otherwise agreed  by  the  parties,
 9    the  arbitral  tribunal may, at the request of a party, order
10    any party to take any interim measure of protection that  the
11    arbitral  tribunal  may  consider necessary in respect of the
12    subject matter of the dispute.   The  arbitral  tribunal  may
13    require   any   party  to  provide  appropriate  security  in
14    connection with the measure.
15            ARTICLE 20.  CONDUCT OF ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS
16        Section 20-5.  Equal treatment of  parties.  The  parties
17    shall be treated with equality, and each party shall be given
18    a full opportunity of presenting his or her case.
19        Section 20-10.  Determination of rules of procedure.
20        (a)  Subject  to  the provisions of this Act, the parties
21    are free to agree on the procedure  to  be  followed  by  the
22    arbitral tribunal in conducting the proceedings.
23        (b)  If  the  parties  do  not  reach  an  agreement, the
24    arbitral tribunal may, subject to the provisions of this Act,
25    conduct  the  arbitration  in  a  manner  that  it  considers
26    appropriate.  The power conferred upon the arbitral  tribunal
27    includes the power to determine the admissibility, relevance,
28    materiality, and weight of any evidence.
29        Section 20-15.  Place of arbitration.
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 1        (a)  The  parties  are  free  to  agree  on  the place of
 2    arbitration.  If the parties do not reach an  agreement,  the
 3    place  of  arbitration  shall  be  determined by the arbitral
 4    tribunal, having regard to the  circumstances  of  the  case,
 5    including the convenience of the parties.
 6        (b)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of subsection (a) of
 7    this Section, the arbitral  tribunal  may,  unless  otherwise
 8    agreed  by  the  parties,  meet  at  any  place  it considers
 9    appropriate for consultation among its members,  for  hearing
10    witnesses,  experts,  or  the  parties,  or for inspection of
11    goods, other property, or documents.
12        Section 20-20.   Commencement  of  arbitral  proceedings.
13    Unless   otherwise   agreed  by  the  parties,  the  arbitral
14    proceedings in respect of a particular  dispute  commence  on
15    the  date  on which a request for that dispute to be referred
16    to arbitration is received by the respondent.
17        Section 20-25.  Language.
18        (a)  The parties are free to agree  on  the  language  or
19    languages  to  be  used  in the arbitral proceedings.  If the
20    parties do not reach  an  agreement,  the  arbitral  tribunal
21    shall  determine  the language or languages to be used in the
22    proceedings.   This  agreement   or   determination,   unless
23    otherwise  specified  therein,  shall  apply  to  any written
24    statement by a party, any hearing, and any  award,  decision,
25    or other communication by the arbitral tribunal.
26        (b)  The arbitral tribunal may order that any documentary
27    evidence  shall  be  accompanied  by  a  translation into the
28    language  or  languages  agreed  upon  by  the   parties   or
29    determined by the arbitral tribunal.
30        Section 20-30.  Statements of claim and defense.
31        (a)  Within  the  period of time agreed by the parties or
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 1    determined by the arbitral tribunal, the claimant shall state
 2    the facts supporting his or her claim, the points  at  issue,
 3    and  the  relief  or  remedy sought, and the respondent shall
 4    state his or her defense in  respect  of  these  particulars,
 5    unless  the  parties have otherwise agreed as to the required
 6    elements of the statements.   The  parties  may  submit  with
 7    their  statements  all documents they consider to be relevant
 8    or may add a reference to the  documents  or  other  evidence
 9    they will submit.
10        (b)  Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, either party
11    may  amend  or  supplement  its  claim  or defense during the
12    course of  the  arbitral  proceedings,  unless  the  arbitral
13    tribunal  considers  it inappropriate to allow the amendment,
14    having regard to the delay in making it.
15        Section 20-35.  Hearings and written proceedings.
16        (a)  Subject to any contrary agreement  by  the  parties,
17    the  arbitral  tribunal  shall  decide  whether  to hold oral
18    hearings  for  the  presentation  of  evidence  or  for  oral
19    arguments or whether the proceedings shall  be  conducted  on
20    the  basis of documents and other materials.  However, unless
21    the parties have agreed that no hearings shall be  held,  the
22    arbitral  tribunal  shall hold the hearings at an appropriate
23    stage of the proceedings, if so requested by a party.
24        (b)  The parties shall be given sufficient advance notice
25    of any hearing and of any meeting of  the  arbitral  tribunal
26    for  the  purposes of inspection of goods, other property, or
27    documents.
28        (c)  All  statements,  documents,  or  other  information
29    supplied to the arbitral  tribunal  by  one  party  shall  be
30    communicated  to the other party.  Also, any expert report or
31    evidentiary document on which the arbitral tribunal may  rely
32    in making its decision shall be communicated to the parties.
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 1        Section  20-40.   Default  of  a  party. Unless otherwise
 2    agreed by the parties:
 3        (a)  If, without showing sufficient cause,  the  claimant
 4    fails  to  communicate  its  statement of claim in accordance
 5    with subsection (a) of Section 20-30 of this Act the arbitral
 6    tribunal shall terminate the proceedings.
 7        (b)  If, without showing sufficient cause, the respondent
 8    fails to communicate its statement of defense  in  accordance
 9    with subsection (a) of Section 20-30 of this Act the arbitral
10    tribunal  shall continue the proceedings without treating the
11    failure  in  itself  as  an  admission  of   the   claimant's
12    allegations.
13        (c)  If,  without  showing  sufficient  cause,  any party
14    fails to appear  at  a  hearing  or  to  produce  documentary
15    evidence,  the arbitral tribunal may continue the proceedings
16    and make the award on the evidence before it.
17        Section 20-45.  Expert appointed  by  arbitral  tribunal.
18    Unless objected to by one or both parties:
19        (a)  The  arbitral  tribunal  may  appoint  one  or  more
20    experts  to  report to it on specific issues to be determined
21    by the arbitral tribunal.
22        (b)  The arbitral tribunal may require a  party  to  give
23    the  expert any relevant information or to produce or provide
24    access to any relevant documents, goods,  or  other  property
25    for the expert's inspection.
26        (c)  If  a  party so requests or if the arbitral tribunal
27    considers it necessary, the expert shall, after  delivery  of
28    his  or  her written or oral report, participate in a hearing
29    where the parties have the opportunity to  put  questions  to
30    the  expert  and  to  present  expert  witnesses  in order to
31    testify on the points at issue.
32        Section 20-50.  Witnesses, subpoenas, depositions.
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 1        (a)  The arbitral tribunal may issue subpoenas to parties
 2    or third parties for the attendance of witnesses and for  the
 3    production  of  books, records, documents, and other evidence
 4    and shall have the power to administer oaths.  The production
 5    will be  for  the  purpose  of  presenting  evidence  at  the
 6    arbitration  hearing and will not include pre-trial discovery
 7    as known in common law countries.  Subpoenas so issued  shall
 8    be  served  and,  upon application to the court by a party or
 9    the arbitral tribunal, enforced, in the  manner  provided  by
10    law  for  the  service  and enforcement of subpoenas in civil
11    cases.
12        (b)  All provisions of  law  compelling  a  person  under
13    subpoena to testify are applicable.
14        (c)  On  application  of a party and for use as evidence,
15    the arbitral tribunal may permit a deposition to be taken, in
16    the manner and upon the terms designated by the  arbitrators,
17    of  a witness who cannot be subpoenaed or is unable to attend
18    the hearing.
19        (d)  No  other  discovery  shall  be   permitted   unless
20    otherwise agreed by the parties.
21        Section 20-55.  Court assistance in taking evidence.  The
22    arbitral  tribunal  or  a  party  with  the  approval  of the
23    arbitral tribunal may request  from  a  court  assistance  in
24    taking  evidence.   The  court may execute the request within
25    its competence and according to its rules on taking evidence.
26                  ARTICLE 25.  MAKING OF AWARD AND
27                     TERMINATION OF PROCEEDINGS
28        Section 25-5.  Rules applicable to substance of dispute.
29        (a)  The arbitral tribunal shall decide  the  dispute  in
30    accordance  with  any  rules  of  law  that are chosen by the
31    parties as applicable to the substance of the  dispute.   Any
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 1    designation  of the law or legal system of a given country or
 2    jurisdiction shall be construed, unless otherwise  expressed,
 3    as  directly referring to the substantive law of that country
 4    or jurisdiction and not to its conflict of laws rules.
 5        (b)  If the parties do not make the designation described
 6    in subsection (a) of  this  Section,  the  arbitral  tribunal
 7    shall  apply  the  law  as determined by the conflict of laws
 8    rules that it considers applicable.
 9        (c)  The arbitral tribunal shall decide according to what
10    is just and good ("ex aequo et bono") or according to  equity
11    and good conscience (as "amiable compositeur") rather than by
12    the  strict  rule  of  law only if the parties have expressly
13    authorized it to do so.
14        (d)  In all cases, the arbitral tribunal shall decide  in
15    accordance with the terms of the contract and shall take into
16    account   the   usages   of   the  trade  applicable  to  the
17    transaction.
18        Section 25-10.  Decision making by panel of  arbitrators.
19    In  arbitral  proceedings  with more than one arbitrator, any
20    decision of the  arbitral  tribunal  shall  be  made,  unless
21    otherwise  agreed  by  the  parties, by a majority of all its
22    members.  However, questions of procedure may be decided by a
23    presiding arbitrator, if so authorized by the parties or  all
24    members of the arbitral tribunal.
25        Section 25-15.  Settlement.
26        (a)  With  the  agreement  of  the  parties, the arbitral
27    tribunal may use mediation, conciliation,  or  other  dispute
28    resolution   procedures  at  any  time  during  the  arbitral
29    proceedings to encourage settlement.
30        (b)  If, during arbitral proceedings, the parties  settle
31    the  dispute,  the  arbitral  tribunal  shall  terminate  the
32    proceedings and, if requested by the parties and not objected
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 1    to  by  the  arbitral  tribunal, record the settlement in the
 2    form of an arbitral award on agreed terms.
 3        (c)  An award on agreed terms shall be made in accordance
 4    with the provisions of Section 25-20 of this  Act  and  shall
 5    state that it is an award.  The award has the same status and
 6    effect as any other award on the merits of the case.
 7        Section 25-20.  Form and content of award.
 8        (a)  The  award  shall  be  made  in writing and shall be
 9    signed by the arbitrator or arbitrators.
10        (b)  In  arbitral  proceedings   with   more   than   one
11    arbitrator,  the signatures of the majority of all members of
12    the arbitral tribunal shall suffice, provided that the reason
13    for any omitted signature is stated.
14        (c)  The award shall state the reasons upon which  it  is
15    based,  unless the parties have agreed that no reasons are to
16    be given or the award is  an  award  on  agreed  terms  under
17    Section 25-15 of this Act.
18        (d)  The  award  shall  state  its  date and the place of
19    arbitration as determined in accordance with  subsection  (a)
20    of  Section  20-15 of this Act.  The award shall be deemed to
21    have been made at that place.
22        (e)  After the award  is  made,  a  copy  signed  by  the
23    arbitrators in accordance with subsection (a) of this Section
24    shall be delivered to each party.
25        (f)  The  arbitral  tribunal  may, at any time during the
26    proceedings, make an interim award on any matter with respect
27    to which it may make a final award.  The interim award may be
28    enforced in the same manner as a final award.
29        (g)  Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral
30    tribunal may award interest.
31        (h)  Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the costs of
32    an  arbitration  are  at  the  discretion  of  the   arbitral
33    tribunal.
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 1        (i)  In  making an order for costs, the arbitral tribunal
 2    may include as costs any of the following:
 3             (1)  the fees and expenses of  the  arbitrators  and
 4        expert witnesses;
 5             (2)  legal fees and expenses;
 6             (3)  any  administration  fees  of  the  institution
 7        supervising the arbitration; and
 8             (4)  any  other expenses incurred in connection with
 9        the arbitral proceedings.
10        (j)  In making an order for costs, the arbitral  tribunal
11    may specify:
12             (1)  the party entitled to costs;
13             (2)  the party who shall pay the costs;
14             (3)  the  amount  of  costs or method of determining
15        that amount; and
16             (4)  the manner in which the costs are to  be  paid.
17        Section 25-25.  Termination of proceedings.
18        (a)  The arbitral proceedings are terminated by the final
19    award  or  by an order of the arbitral tribunal in accordance
20    with subsection (b) of this Section.
21        (b)  The arbitral tribunal shall issue an order  for  the
22    termination  of  the arbitral proceedings when any one of the
23    following events occurs:
24             (1)  The claimant withdraws its  claim,  unless  the
25        respondent  objects  thereto  and  the  arbitral tribunal
26        recognizes a legitimate interest on his or  her  part  in
27        obtaining a final settlement of the dispute.
28             (2)  The  parties  agree  on  the termination of the
29        proceedings.
30             (3)  The   arbitral   tribunal   finds   that    the
31        continuation  of the proceedings has for any other reason
32        become unnecessary or impossible.
33        (c)  Subject to Section 25-30 of this Act, the mandate of
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 1    the arbitral tribunal terminates with the termination of  the
 2    arbitral proceedings.
 3        Section  25-30.   Correction  or interpretation of award;
 4    additional award.
 5        (a)  Within 30 days of receipt of the award,  unless  the
 6    parties agree to another period of time:
 7             (1)  A  party,  with  notice to the other party, may
 8        request the arbitral tribunal to correct in the award any
 9        error  in  computation,  any  clerical  or  typographical
10        errors, or any errors of similar nature.
11             (2)  If so agreed by  the  parties,  a  party,  with
12        notice  to  the  other  party,  may  request the arbitral
13        tribunal to give an interpretation of a specific point or
14        part of the award.  If the  arbitral  tribunal  considers
15        the request to be justified, it shall make the correction
16        or  give  the interpretation within 30 days of receipt of
17        the request.  The interpretation shall form part  of  the
18        award.
19        (b)  The  arbitral  tribunal may correct any error of the
20    type referred to in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this
21    Section on its own initiative within 30 days of  the  day  of
22    the award.
23        (c)  Unless  otherwise agreed to by the parties, a party,
24    with notice to the  other  party,  may,  within  30  days  of
25    receipt  of  the award, request the arbitral tribunal to make
26    an additional award as to claims presented  in  the  arbitral
27    proceedings  but  omitted  from  the  award.  If the arbitral
28    tribunal considers the request to be justified, it shall make
29    the additional award within 60 days after the date of receipt
30    of the request.
31        (d)  The arbitral tribunal may extend, if necessary,  the
32    period  of  time  within  which  it  shall make a correction,
33    interpretation, or an additional award under subsections  (a)
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 1    or (c) of this Section.
 2        (e)  The  provisions  of  Section 25-20 of this Act shall
 3    apply to a correction or interpretation of the award or to an
 4    additional award made under this Section.
 5                     ARTICLE 99.  EFFECTIVE DATE
 6        Section 99-99.  Effective date.  This  Act  takes  effect
 7    upon becoming law.

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