Practical Legal Guidance
Seat of Arbitration
The legal jurisdiction whose arbitration law governs the arbitral proceedings.
Detailed Meaning
The seat of arbitration determines the curial law governing the arbitration and which national courts have supervisory jurisdiction over it (for interim relief, or to set aside the award), and is a distinct concept from the mere physical 'venue' where hearings are convenient to hold.
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