Answer to Request for Arbitration (DIAC Rules) by OLL
Respondent's answer to a DIAC Request for Arbitration. Covers parties and jurisdiction comments, dispute narrative, tribunal composition, seat/governing-law/language positions, optional counterclaims, and payment of the registration fee.
ARBITRATION NO. [INSERT CASE NUMBER AS PROVIDED BY THE DIAC CENTRE]
IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION UNDER ARBITRATION RULES OF THE DUBAI
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE
BETWEEN:
[NAME OF CLAIMANT]
(CLAIMANT)
-AND-
[NAME OF RESPONDENT]
(RESPONDENT)
ANSWER TO THE REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION
[NOTE: OR ANSWER TO THE REQUEST FOR ARBITRATION AND COUNTERCLAIMS, IF APPLICABLE]
[Respondent’s representative’s law firm]
[Respondent’s representative’s law firm]
[Respondent’s representative’s address]
[Respondent’s representative’s telephone number]
[Respondent’s representative’s facsimile number]
Representative for Respondent [Date of the Answer]
NOTE: Respondent’s Answer must be sent to the Centre within 30 days of receipt of the Request for Arbitration, pursuant to Article 5.1 of the DIAC Rules. According to Article 5.7 the Administrator may grant the Respondent an extension of time of up to 14 days for filing the Answer and any counterclaim
NOTE: in the event that Claimant has filed a Statement of Claim with the Request for Arbitration, pursuant to Article 4.2(a) of the DIAC Rules, Respondent may file its Statement of Defence referred to in Article 24, pursuant to 5.2 of the DIAC Rules
NOTE: The Answer (including all accompanying documents) shall be submitted to the Centre in three copies, or five copies in the case of a three-member tribunal, according to Article 5.3 of the DIAC Rules
I. INTRODUCTION
This Answer to Claimant’s Request for Arbitration (hereinafter the “Answer”), [OPTIONAL: together with its Exhibits numbered R-1 to R-[•], is submitted on behalf of [Name of Respondent] (hereinafter “Respondent”) pursuant to Article 5 of the Arbitration Rules of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre in force as from 7 May 2007 (the “DIAC Rules”).
In this Answer, unless otherwise stated, Respondent adopts the abbreviations used in Claimant’s Request for Arbitration.
Unless otherwise stated, capitalised terms shall have the meanings given to them in the Request.
Unless expressly admitted, each paragraph of the Request and all of the claims of the Request are denied by Respondent.
Pursuant to Article 5 of DIAC Rules, this Answer contains information concerning the following:
i. The name, description and address of each of the Parties (II);
ii. Respondent’s comments as to the Arbitral Tribunal’s jurisdiction (III);
iii. Respondent’s position as regards the nature and circumstances of the dispute (IV);
iv. Respondent’s comments concerning the composition of the Arbitral Tribunal (V);
v. Respondent’s comments as to the place of arbitration, the applicable rules of law and the language of the arbitration (VI);
vi. Respondent's counterclaim(s) [if applicable] (VII);
vii. Respondent’s position regarding the relief sought by Claimant and relief sought by Respondent (VIII); and
viii. Respondent’s payment of the Registration Fees (IX)
II. THE PARTIES
A. Respondent
NOTE: Article 5.1(a) DIAC Rules
Respondent is [Name of Respondent], a company registered under the laws of [Name of country or jurisdiction], with its registered office located at [Complete address].
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