The claimant files a request.
It sets out the dispute, the contract and what is claimed. The fee is set in proportion to the amount in dispute and stated when the center accepts the case.
Lex Aura Arbitration Center
Settle it privately. Enforce it anywhere.
Arbitration is where Lex Aura began. Our center resolves commercial disputes under Armenian arbitration law, built on the UNCITRAL Model Law, with awards that courts in more than 170 countries recognize.
- 170+
- Countries enforce awards under the New York Convention 1958.
- 2006
- Year of Armenia's Law on Commercial Arbitration, updated in 2015.
- 7
- Steps from the request to an enforced award.
- ICC
- Lex Aura is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce.
Court or arbitration?
Each card shows how a court handles it. Turn it to see the arbitration answer.
Build your clause in three choices.
A dispute is easier when the contract already says where it goes. Choose below, then copy the clause into your contract.
Your clause
A model to start from. For contracts with a large value or several countries, ask us to fit it to the deal.
Talk first. Decide only if you must.
Many disputes end at the table. If they do not, nothing is lost: the file moves to arbitration.
Start
Mediation
A neutral mediator helps both sides find terms they can live with. It keeps the business relationship alive.
If you agree
Settlement
Written down and signed. The matter closes.
If you do not
Arbitration
The tribunal hears both sides and gives a final, reasoned award.
Seven steps to an award you can use.
The other side answers.
The respondent receives the request and replies, and can bring its own claim.
The tribunal is formed.
One or three independent arbitrators, as the clause or the parties decide. Each confirms in writing that they have no conflict.
Both sides put their case on the record.
Written statements, documents, witness statements and, where needed, expert reports.
The hearing.
In person at the center or online, in the agreed language. Interpreters can be arranged.
The award.
The tribunal decides in writing and gives its reasons. The award is final and binding on the parties.
Recognition and enforcement.
If the losing side does not pay, a court recognizes the award and it is enforced like a judgment, in Armenia or abroad.
Arbitration questions.
Facing a dispute now? Tell us the amount and the countries involved.
Describe my disputeYes, if both sides agree in writing after the dispute starts. This is called a submission agreement. We can draft it for you.
Yes. There is no appeal on the merits. A court can set an award aside only on narrow grounds, such as a party not being properly notified or the award going against public order.
Armenia is a party to the New York Convention 1958. Courts in the more than 170 member states recognize awards made here, on the limited grounds the Convention allows.
Fees are set in proportion to the amount in dispute, and we state them when we accept the case. The tribunal can order the losing side to carry the costs.
Yes. Hearings run in person in Yerevan or online, and the parties can agree a mix of both.
Yes. Arbitrators confirm in writing that they have no conflict of interest. A lawyer who advised either party on the matter never sits on its tribunal.
A dispute to settle, or a contract to protect?
Send us the contract and a few lines about the problem. We tell you, in confidence, whether arbitration fits and what it will cost.