Conditions For Availment of Relief (Grounds) Who May File When To File Venue Court Action Relief To Court Action
Conditions For Availment of Relief (Grounds) Who May File When To File Venue Court Action Relief To Court Action
Conditions For Availment of Relief (Grounds) Who May File When To File Venue Court Action Relief To Court Action
availment of relief
(grounds)
Rule 3 (a):
Judicial
Relief Before
Commencem
ent of
Arbitration
Rule 3 (b):
Judicial
Relief After
Arbitration
Commences
If arbitration
agreement is:
1. Under the
applicable law
2. Invalid
3. Void
4. Unenforceable
5. Inexistent
Who
may file
Any party
to
an
arbitratio
n
agreemen
t
Any party
to
arbitratio
n
When to file
Venue
Regional trial
court of the
place where any
of the
petitioners or
respondents has
his principal
place of
business or
residence
Regional Trial
Court:
1. Of the
place
where the
arbitratio
n is taking
place; or
Where any of
the petitioners
or respondents
has his principal
place of
business or
residents.
Court Action
The court must exercise
judicial restraint in
accordance with the
policy set forth in rule
2.4, deferring to the
competence or
jurisdiction of the
arbitral tribunal to rule it
competence or
jurisdiction.
Relief to
Court Action
Full review of
issue or issues
with due regard
to the standard
for review for
arbitral awards
prescribed in
this special ADR
rules.
The aggrieved
party may file a
motion
for
reconsideration
of the order of
the court.
A party to
a pending
action
filed in
violation
of an
arbitratio
n
agreemen
t.
a. Where the
arbitration
agreement
exist before
the action is
filed not later
than the pretrial
conference.
b. Submission
agreement at
any time during
the proceedings.
A party to
an
arbitratio
n
agreemen
t
a. before
arbitration is
commenced
b. after arbitration
is commenced
but before the
constitution of
the arbitral
tribunal; or
c. after
constitution of
tribunal and at
any time during
arbitral
Rule 4:
Referral to
ADR
Rule 5:
Interim
Meastures of
Protection
Regional Trial
Court who has
jurisdiction over
any of the
following places:
a. where the
principal
place of
business
of any of
the
parties to
arbitratio
n is
Motion for
reconsideration
and/or appeal
or, if warranted,
a petition for
certiorari
produce or
preserve
evidence
d. the need to
compel any
other
appropriate act
or omission.
proceedings.
located
b. where any
of the
parties
who are
individual
s resides
c. where any
of the act
sought to
be
enjoined
are being
performed
,
threatene
d to be
performed
or not
being
performed
; or
d. where the
real
property
subject of
arbitratio
n, or a
portion
thereof is
situated.
of the hearing
that the court
may set only if
there is a need
for clarification of
further argument.
Rule 6:
Appointment
of
Arbitrators
a. Where any of
the parties in an
institutional
arbitration failed
or refused to
appoint,
b. Parties failed to
provide a
method for
appointing or
replacing an
arbitrator,
c. Appointing
authority fails or
refuses to
appoint a third
arbitrator.
Any party
to an
arbitratio
n
After the
conditions are met.
At the option of
petitioner , in
the Regional
Trial Court:
a. where the
principal
place of
business
of any of
the party
is located
b. if any of
the
parties
are
individual
s, where
those
individual
s reside
c. in the
National
Capital
Region
An order of the
court denying
the petition for
appointment of
an arbitrator
may be the
subject of a
motion for
reconsideration,
appeal or
certiorari.
Rule 7:
Challenge to
Appointment
of Arbitrator
When an arbitrator is
challenged and the
challenge
is
not
successful,
the
aggrieved party may
request the appointing
authority to rule on
the challenge, and it is
only
when
such
Any of the
appointing
authority
parties to
fails or refuses to act
an
on
such
challenge
arbitratio
within such period as
n
may be allowed under
the applicable rule or
in
the
absence
thereof,
within
30
days from receipt of a
request,
that the
aggrieved party may
renew the challenge in
court.
Regional Trial
Court:
a. where the
principal
place of
business
of any of
the
parties is
located;
b. if any of
the
parties
are
individual
s, where
those
individual
s reside;
c. in the
National
Capital
Region
(Any order of
the court
resolving the
petition shall
immediately be
executor and
shall not be the
subject of a
motion for
reconsideration,
appeal or
certiorari)
Rule 8:
Termination
of the
Mandate of
Arbitrator
Arbitrator become de
jure or de facto unable
to perform his function
or for other reasons
fails to act without
undue delay.
Any of the
parties to
an
Arbitratio
n
If an arbitrator refuses
to withdraw from his
office,
and
subsequently,
the
Appointing Authority
fails or refuses to
decide
on
the
termination,
within
(30) days any of the
parties may file for
termination.
At the
petitioners
option, in the
Regional Trial
Court:
a. Where the
principal
place of
business
of any of
the
parties is
located
b. Where
any of the
parties
who are
individual
resides
c. In the
National
Capital
Region
(Any order of
the
court
resolving
the
petition shall be
immediately
executor
and
shall not be
subject of a
motion
for
reconsideration,
appeal
or
petition
for
certiorari)