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lex arbitri

noun/leks ɑːˈbɪtri/

C2CEFR level
93/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The procedural law of the seat that governs the conduct and supervision of the arbitration, as distinct from the law governing the substance of the dispute.

Because the seat was Geneva, the lex arbitri was Chapter 12 of the Swiss Private International Law Act.

Similar: curial law, procedural law of the seat

Topic: Arbitration in Legal English

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