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Emergency & interim measures

Relief inside the arbitration, before it is too late.

Emergency-arbitrator and interim measures to hold the position when waiting for the tribunal would defeat the purpose of the case.

Arbitration takes time to constitute a tribunal, and some harm will not wait that long. An asset about to move, evidence about to disappear, a status quo about to break - these need relief inside the arbitral process, from an emergency arbitrator or from the court in support of the arbitration. The firm secures and resists that relief.

The work spans
  • Emergency-arbitrator applications before the full tribunal is constituted.
  • Interim measures from the tribunal once it is in place.
  • Court relief in support of an arbitration, where the court's coercive power is needed.
  • Resisting interim measures sought by the other side.
  • Coordinating interim relief with the enforcement of any eventual award.
  • The tribunal is not yet constituted and an asset or the status quo will not wait.
  • You need interim relief from the tribunal to hold the position during the arbitration.
  • The other side has obtained interim relief that you need to resist or narrow.
  • You need the court's coercive power to support relief the tribunal cannot enforce alone.

The firm moves on the same logic as urgent court relief: a prima facie case, a real risk of harm that cannot be undone, and speed, all assembled under pressure. It chooses the right route - emergency arbitrator or court - by which one can actually bind the asset or the party in time. It coordinates the interim step with the endgame, so relief now supports enforcement later.

04 · What you get

The right route, chosen for speed

Emergency arbitrator or court, by which can bind in time.

Relief under pressure

The application built and filed in the window that matters.

Coordinated with the endgame

Interim relief aligned with eventual enforcement.

A party in an arbitration that is not yet fully constituted faces the imminent movement of an asset central to the claim. The firm applies for emergency relief to hold the position, choosing between the emergency-arbitrator route and the court by which can bind the asset in time, and aligns the step with the enforcement of any future award.

Described in abbreviated, anonymised form to preserve client confidentiality.

Can I get urgent relief before the arbitration tribunal is formed?

Often yes, through an emergency-arbitrator procedure under the applicable rules or through the court in support of the arbitration, where waiting for the full tribunal would cause irreversible harm.

What is an emergency arbitrator?

A decision-maker appointed on an expedited basis, before the full tribunal is constituted, to grant urgent interim relief that holds the position until the tribunal can take over.

Are interim measures in arbitration enforceable?

They can be, and where the tribunal's own measures need coercive force, the court can be asked to support them; coordinating the two is part of making interim relief actually bite.

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