Map a foreign award against the grounds for refusing enforcement
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Against the award, the arbitration agreement and the proof of service, list each statutory ground on which enforcement may be refused and the document that bears on it. The tool does not say whether the award should be enforced.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides which grounds are arguable, whether to seek enforcement or to resist it, and writes any application or response.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Against the award, the arbitration agreement and the proof of service, list each statutory ground on which enforcement may be refused and the document that bears on it. The tool does not say whether the award should be enforced. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Use only the refusal grounds in section 8(5) and (7), and the public-policy examples in section 8(7A).
- Where part of the award is beyond the submission and can be separated, mark that part for the lawyer under section 8(6).
- If a set-aside application is on foot in the seat, mark the adjournment and security power in section 8(8).
- Check the authenticated award and the arbitration agreement, or certified copies, under section 9.
Sources
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.