Administrative Appointment Service
Introduction
This service is suitable for parties who are in need of and comfortable with a swift administrative appointment of a sole arbitrator, three arbitrators or the presiding arbitrator the SCCA without any further intermediary steps.
The parties can authorize the SCCA in their arbitration agreement (or by post-dispute submission) to act as the appointing authority. The SCCA will then perform all administrative appointment functions as per party-agreement. This service is also available when the SCCA has been designated by the Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague or a competent court ordering to act in such capacity.
Once requested by either side and based on party-agreement (or PCA/court), the SCCA will appoint one or more arbitrators based on qualifications, expertise and other factors requested by the parties in writing or during an administrative conference call. When a candidate accepts the appointment, the SCCA sends the executed appointment documents, along with any disclosures, to the parties. In case of no disclosures, the Administrative Appointment Service ends and the SCCA closes its file.
In case of a disclosure, the SCCA invites the parties to submit any challenges within 7 calendar days based on that disclosure. If no challenge has been received within 7 calendar days, the SCCA reaffirms the appointment and closes its file. In case of a challenge, the SCCA invites comments from the other side to be submitted within 7 calendar days. If the parties cannot agree on whether the disclosure disqualifies the arbitrator from service, the SCCA Administrative Committee will, in its sole discretion, make a determination. If the arbitrator is reaffirmed, the SCCA closes its file. If the SCCA removes an arbitrator, it will immediately appoint another suitable candidate and repeat the above steps. Once appointed and cleared from any conflicts, the SCCA closes its file.
Service Fee:
- SAR 5,000 for the first arbitrator
- SAR 3,000 for each additional arbitrator
The service fee is due and payable at the time of the submission of the service request. If the SCCA determines, in its sole discretion, that it is unable to appoint an arbitrator after completing a full search of its SCCA Arbitrator Roster, the SCCA will refund the service fee.
How to Request the Administrative Appointment Service:
Please download our Administrative Appointment Service Request Form. Please return the printed and executed form via email at casefiling@sadr.org or via mail to the SCCA at:
Council of Saudi Chamber Building, 8th Floor
7982 King Fahd Branch Road, Al Mutamarat
Riyadh 12711-4183
Saudi Arabia
Payment of the service fee can be made via wire transfer using the following wire transfer information and, upon request, via credit card.
Beneficiary: Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration
Bank: Alinma Bank
IBAN: SA0405000068202001247000
Swift Code: INMASARI
Reference: YOUR NAME; Fee for Administrative Appointment Service
Please send a copy of the proof of transfer to finance@sadr.org.
NOTE: The parties may agree at any stage to convert their ad hoc dispute into an SCCA-administered arbitration. A portion of the service fee already paid will be credited towards the filing and final fees under Appendix I to the SCCA Arbitration Rules. The SCCA reserves the right to refuse its services at its sole discretion at any time.