Arb-med agreement

By an Agreement

Dated this
Day of
(month)
(year)

BETWEEN

Claimant

AND

Respondent

Together, the Parties

The Parties are parties to (define legal relationship):

Entered into on or about (enter date):

For, or in relation to (enter detail):

The Claimant and the Respondent have agreed that [all matters in dispute between them / the matters in dispute between them set out in the Schedule attached hereto (delete one)] shall be referred to Arbitration for final determination in accordance with the Arb-Med Rules of the New Zealand Dispute Resolution Centre (NZDRC Arb-Med Rules).

The number of arbitrators will be one. [or may choose three]

The language to be used in the Arb-Med process will be English. [or choose another language]

The governing law of the contract will be the substantive law of New Zealand. [or choose another country]

On execution of this Arb-Med Agreement, any Party may initiate Arb-Med by completing an Application for Arb-Med in terms of Rule 5.4.

For the avoidance of doubt, under this Arb-Med Agreement the Claimant is not required to serve a Notice of Arb-Med under Rule 5.1 to initiate Arb-Med or to attach such Notice to the Application for Arb-Med under Rule 5.4(b).

Notices to the Claimant:

Notices to the Claimant shall be given to an address for service which is:

Phone:
Mobile
Email:

Notices to the Respondent:

Notices to the Respondent shall be given to an address for service which is:

Phone:
Mobile
Email:

I certify that: I have read and understood this Arb-Med Agreement and the NZDRC Arb-Med Rules; and

I agree to be bound by the terms of this Arb-Med Agreement and the NZDRC Arb-Med Rules.

Claimant
Respondent
Signature:
Signature:
Name:
Name:
Position:
Position:
In the presence of:
Name:
Name:
Address:
Address:
Occupation:
Occupation:

SCHEDULE OF MATTERS IN DISPUTE FOR REFERENCE TO ARB-MED

The Parties have agreed that the following matters in dispute are the matters to be submitted to Arb-Med:

  • (a) [ ]
  • (b) [ ]

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Prior to engaging in Arbitration, Parties to a dispute must agree to arbitrate. Where they have not already agreed to refer a dispute to Arbitration under NZDRC’s Arb-Med Rules, they may do so by completing this Arb-Med Agreement.

The NZDRC Model Clause should be inserted into all new contracts where the parties wish any future disputes to be referred to Arb-Med with NZDRC.