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seat of the arbitration

noun

C2CEFR level
85/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The legal, as opposed to merely physical, place of an arbitration, which fixes the governing procedural law.

The parties have agreed that the seat of the arbitration shall be London, notwithstanding that hearings may be held in Paris.

Similar: legal seat

Topic: Legal register & letters in Legal English

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