Arbitration Fees of LCIA,SIAC,ICC,HKIAC,SCC,CIETAC

Arbitration:  Is a dispute resolution process between two parties by an impartial third party, whose decision the contending parties agree to accept. Arbitration is often used to resolve conflict diplomatically to prevent a more seriousconfrontation¹

 

Introduction

Arbitration is often less costly than court litigation because the process is quicker and generally less complicated in comparison. However, arbitration fees are increasing as more experienced lawyers take up the cause. This article will compare institutional arbitration fees and, respective ad hoc administration fees of some of the most preeminent contemporary arbitrary institutions worldwide.

The institutions mentioned are as follows: London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC); International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC); The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC);and The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC). 

The difference between institutional and ad hoc arbitration

An institutional arbitration is one in which a specialised institution intervenes and takes on the role of administering the arbitration process. Each institution has its own set of rules, which provide a framework for the arbitration, and its own form of administration to assist in the process.²This type of arbitration fee is more expensive compared to Ad hoc. An ad hoc arbitration is one, which is not administered by an institution. The parties will therefore have to determine all aspects of the arbitration themselves- for example, the number of arbitrators, appointing those arbitrators, the applicable law and the procedure for conducting the arbitration.

Institutional arbitration fees

LCIA institutional arbitration fees³

Administration fee

1. (i) Registration fee (non-refundable)- £1,750

1. (ii)Hourly rates:

Registrar / Deputy Registrar - £250 per hour

Counsel - £225 per hour
Case administrators - £175 per hour
Casework accounting functions - £150 per hour

Tribunal expenses

2.(i)Fees shall be at hourly rates not exceeding £450

SIAC institutional arbitration fees⁴

 

Case filing fee

1. (i)Registration fee (non-refundable) - S$2,000

*subject to 7% GST

Administration fee

Arbitrator's fees

*above fee does not include 7% GST

ICC institutional arbitration Fees⁵

Administration Fee

1. Registration fee (non-refundable) US$ 5,000

2.  Administrative expenses

Arbitration fees

 

1. Arbitrator’s expenses

 

HKIAC arbitration Fees⁶

 

1.Registration fee (non-refundable)(i) HKD 8,000

 

2.Administration fees

3.Arbitral tribunal and tribunal secretary

(i) Maximum hourly rate of an arbitrator is HKD 6,500

(ii)Maximum hourly rate for when an arbitrator appoints a secretary is HKD 2,500

4. Arbitral tribunals and tribunal secretary

SCC arbitration fees⁷

Administration fee

1. Registration fee (non-refundable) EUR 3,000

 

^{Arbitrator’s fee} 

1、

 

 

CIETAC arbitration fees⁸

 

1. Case filing fee(i)10,000 RMB

2.Arbitration fee schedule for cases stipulated in items 1 and 2 of article 3 (2) of this arbitration rules. (including (1) international or foreign-related disputes and;

 

(2)disputes related to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macao Special Administrative Region and the Taiwan region)

 

3.The following fee schedule applies to arbitration cases as stipulated in Article 3 (2)(3) of this Arbitration Rules.  (which refers to domestic disputes.)

 (i)Registration fee

(ii)Handling fee

4. (This fee schedule applies to arbitration cases administered by the CIETAC Hong Kong Arbitration Center under Chapter VI of the Arbitration Rules)

Administration fee

Ad hoc fees administered at institutions

LCIA ad hoc arbitration fees9

Administrative charges

1. (i) Registration Fee – £1,750

1.(ii) Hourly rates:

Registrar / Deputy Registrar - £250 per hour

Counsel - £225 per hour
Case administrators - £175 per hour
Casework accounting functions - £150 per hour

1. (iii) In addition, a sum of 5% of the fees of the tribunal will go towards LCIA’s general overhead.

Tribunal expenses

Time spend by tribunals in the course of arbitration shall be charged an hourly not exceeding $450.

 

SIAC ad hoc arbitration fees

 

* Fees include 7% GST.

After the end of an arbitration, calculations should include the taxation fees.

                                           

HKIAC ad hoc arbitration fee¹⁰

At the request of either party (or both parties) in an ad hoc arbitration, HKIAC may:

1. appoint arbitrator(s) or umpire(s);      and/or

2. determine the number of arbitrators.

3. decide a challenge to an arbitrator.

The fee for appointing one arbitrator is HKD 8,000.

The fee for determining the number of arbitrators is HKD 8,000.

The Challenge Registration Fee is HK$50,000.

The arbitral tribunal's fees and expenses shall be determined in

 

accordance with the applicable arbitration rules or law.

SCC ad hoc arbitration fee¹¹

 

1.Administrative fee

2.Arbitrator fee

Reference: 

¹https://www.dictionary.com/browse/arbitration 24.07.19 

²https://www.pinsentmasons.com/out-law/guides/institutional-vs-ad-hoc-arbitration

³https://www.lcia.org//Dispute_Resolution_Services/schedule-of-costs.aspx 

⁴http://www.siac.org.sg/estimate-your-fees/siac-schedule-of-fees#Admin_Fees

⁵https://iccwbo.org/dispute-resolution-services/arbitration/costs-and-payments/cost-calculator/

⁶https://www.hkiac.org/content/2018-schedule-fees

⁷https://sccinstitute.com/media/293614/arbitration_rules_eng_17_web.pdf

⁸https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=zh-CN&sp=nmt4&u=http://www.cietac.org/index.php%3Fm%3DPage%26a%3Dindex%26id%3D121&xid=17259,15700021,15700186,15700191,15700256,15700259,15700262,15700265&usg=ALkJrhjmEvulFooZNhG0qepbwSs92jgixQ

⁹https://www.lcia.org//Dispute_Resolution_Services/schedule-of-costs.aspx

¹⁰https://www.hkiac.org/arbitration/fees#Ad%20Hoc%20Arbitration

¹¹https://sccinstitute.com/media/169264/administration-of-cases-under-the-2010-uncitral_jan_17.pdf

  译文                 世界主要仲裁机构费用汇总

 

仲裁，是指双方当事人自愿将他们之间争议交给各方同意的公正的第三方仲裁机构进行审理，并作出裁决的争议解决程序。仲裁通常用来委婉的解决冲突，以防止更严重的冲突。1

简介

仲裁与法庭诉讼程序相比，耗时短，程序更简单，因此，仲裁的成本通常更低。然而，随着更多经验丰富的律师接手仲裁案件，仲裁费用也在增加。本文将比较世界著名的仲裁机构，机构仲裁费以及各自的临时仲裁费用。

本文提到的仲裁机构包括伦敦国际仲裁院（LCIA）、新加坡国际仲裁中心（SIAC）、国际商会仲裁院（ICC）、香港国际仲裁中心（HKIAC）、瑞典斯德哥尔摩商会仲裁院（SCC）、中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会（CIETAC）。

机构仲裁与临时仲裁对比

机构仲裁是指由专门机构介入，并承担管理仲裁程序的职责的仲裁。每个机构都有独自规则和框架、管理形式来协助仲裁过程²。机构仲裁比临时仲裁费用更高。临时仲裁是指不由机构管理的仲裁。因此，双方必须自行决定仲裁的各个方面——例如，仲裁员的人数、仲裁员的选任、适用法律和仲裁的程序。

机构仲裁费

伦敦国际仲裁院（LCIA）机构仲裁费³

管理费

1. (i)注册费 (不予返还)：1750英镑

1.(ii)小时费率：

书记员 / 副书记员 ：250英镑／小时

顾问 ：225英镑／小时

案件管理员：175 英镑／小时

案件会计人员：150 英镑／小时

仲裁庭费用

2. (i)每小时费率不超过450英镑

新加坡国际仲裁中心（SIAC）机构仲裁费用⁴

立案费

1.  (i)注册费 (不予返还)：2000英镑*

*不含消费税

注册费 (不予返还)：2000英镑

 

管理费

仲裁员费用

*以上费用不含消费税

国际商会仲裁院（ICC）仲裁费用⁵

管理费

1. 登记费用（不予返还）：5,000美元

 

2. 管理费

仲裁费用

 

1. 仲裁员费用

香港国际仲裁中心（HKIAC）仲裁费用⁶

1. 登记费用(不予返还) 

(i) 8,000港币

 

2. 管理费

3. 仲裁庭和仲裁员

(i)一位仲裁员每小时最高收费不超过6500港币。

(ii)仲裁庭可指定一名秘书，秘书每小时最高收费不超过2500港币

 

4. 仲裁庭和仲裁秘书

瑞典斯德哥尔摩商会仲裁院（SCC）仲裁费用⁷

管理费

 

1.      登记费 (不予返还) ：3000欧元

仲裁员费用

 

1.

中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会（CIETAC）仲裁费用⁸

1. 立案费

(i)10,000元人民币

 

2.本费用表适用于本仲裁规则第三条第(二)款第1项和第2项所规定的仲裁案件，即：1、国际或涉外争议案件；2、涉及香港特别行政区、澳门特别行政区及台湾地区的争议案件；

（费用表一）

3.本费用表适用于本仲裁规则第三条第（二）款第3项所规定的仲裁案件，即：国内争议案件。

 

 (i)案件受理费

(ii)案件处理费

4.本费用表适用于本仲裁规则第六章规定的由仲裁委员会香港仲裁中心管理的仲裁案件。

 

(i)   机构管理费

临时仲裁

伦敦国际仲裁院（LCIA）临时仲裁⁹

管理费

1. (i)注册费 ：1,750英镑

1.  (ii)小时费率:

书记员/ 副书记员 ：250英镑／小时

顾问 ：225英镑／小时
案件管理员：175 英镑／小时
案件会计人员：150 英镑／小时

1.(iii)此外，仲裁庭费用的5%将用于伦敦国际仲裁院（LCIA）的一般管理费用。

仲裁庭费用

仲裁庭按照工作小时收费，一般不超过450英镑／小时。

 

新加坡国际仲裁中心（SIAC）临时仲裁费用

 

              *费用包含7%消费税。

               仲裁结束后，费用计算包括税费。

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