I. INTRODUCTION: ARBITRATION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC – HISTORY AND INFRASTRUCTURE A. History and Current Legislation on Arbitration  1. Historical evolution of law relating to arbitration 2. Current law a) Domestic and international arbitration b) International arbitration law 3. Law reform projects 4. Confidentiality and publication of awards  a) Privacy of proceedings b) Publication of awards B. Arbitration Infrastructure and Practice in the Czech Republic  1. Major arbitration institutions  a) Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic b) Arbitration Court attached to the Czech Moravian Commodity Exchange Kladno c) Arbitration Court attached to the Stock exchange of Prague d) Other arbitration institutions providing services in the Czech Republic 2. Number of cases and other statistics a) General statistics regarding the Czech Republic b) Arbitrations conducted by Arbitration Court Attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic c) Arbitration Court Attached to the Czech Moravian Commodity Exchange Kladno d) Arbitration Court attached to the Stock exchange of Prague e) Other Arbitration Institutions Providing Services in the Czech Republic   II. CURRENT LAW AND PRACTICE A. Arbitration agreement 1. Types and validity of agreement a) Clauses and submission agreement b) Minimum essential content c) Form requirement d) Incorporation by reference e) Interpretation 2. Enforcing arbitration agreements 3. Effects on third parties a) Extension of the agreement over third parties b) Other effects 4. Termination and breach B. Doctrine of Separability  1. Statutory provisions  2. Practice and case law C. Jurisdiction  1. Which forum decides jurisdiction 2. Prima facie determination 3. Competence-competence  D. Arbitrability 1. Notion and functions of arbitrability 2. Applicable law 3. Subjective arbitrability a) Natural persons b) Legal persons c) States and state entities 4. Objective arbitrability a) Examples of restrictions to objective arbitrability at law b) Cases restricting objective arbitrability E. Arbitral Tribunal 1. Status and qualifications of arbitrators  a) Number of arbitrators b) Legal status c) Qualification and accreditation requirements d) Arbitrator’s rights and duties e) Relevant codes of ethics 2. Appointment of arbitrators  a) Methods of appointment b) Appointing authorities c) Payment agreements d) Resignation and its consequences 3. Challenge and removal  a) Grounds for challenge b) Procedure for challenge c) Removal procedure d) Replacement of arbitrators 4. Arbitrator liability and immunity F. Conducting the Arbitration  1. Law governing procedure  a) Determination of law and rules governing procedure b) Notion and role of seat of arbitration c) Methods for selection of seat absent party choice d) Mandatory rules of procedure 2. Conduct of arbitration a) Basic procedural principles b) Party autonomy and arbitrators’ power to determine procedure c) Oral hearing or proceeding on basis of written documents d) Documents only arbitrations e) Submissions and notifications f) Deadlines, and methods for their extension g) Legal representation h) Default proceedings 3. Taking of evidence a) Admissibility b) Burden of proof c) Standard of proof d) Evidentiary means – in general e) Documentary evidence and privilege f) Witnesses g) Tribunal-appointed experts h) Party-appointed experts 4. Interim measures of protection a) Jurisdiction for granting interim measures b) Availability of preliminary or ex parte orders c) Types of measures d) Security for costs e) Enforcement mechanisms 5. Interaction between national courts and arbitration tribunals a) Court assistance before the arbitration begins b) Court assistance during the arbitration c) Court assistance after the arbitration d) Case law examples of best and worst practices 6. Multiparty, multi-action and multi-contract arbitration a) Consolidation of arbitrations b) Joinder of third parties c) Parallel and concurrent proceedings 7. Law and rules of law applicable to the merits  a) Determining the applicable law and rules b) Party autonomy c) Determination by arbitrators d) Non-national substantive rules, general principles of law and transnational rules e) Mandatory rules 8. Costs a) Arbitration costs b) Legal costs c) Security for costs G. Arbitration Award 1. Types of award a) Partial award b) Final award c) Interim award d) Consent awards e) Default award f) Awards and other decisions of the tribunal 2. Form requirements  a) Essential content b) Reasons c) Time limits for making award d) Notification to parties and registration 3. Remedies a) Damages b) Specific performance c) Other typical remedies d) Interest 4. Decision making a) Deliberations b) Majority or Consensus? c) Signature 5. Settlement a) Settlement recorded in an award b) Settlement without an award c) Use of settlement techniques by arbitrators 6. Effects of award a) Effects between parties b) Effects against third parties c) Resjudicata 7. Correction, supplementation, and amendment a) Correcting the award b) Additional award c) Interpretation of award H. Challenge and Other Actions against the Award 1. Setting aside a) Grounds b) Time Limits c) Limiting judicial review of awards by contract d) Effects of successful challenge 2. Appeal on the merits  a) Is it allowed? b) Grounds c) Excluding the right to appeal by agreement   III. RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF AWARDS A. Domestic Awards 1. Statutory or other regime a) Distinction between recognition and enforcement b) Grounds for refusing recognition and enforcement c) Formal requirement for enforcement of awards d) Enforcement procedure e) Execution 2. Practice  a) Grounds for refusing recognition and enforcement b) Enforcement procedure c) Execution B. Foreign Awards  1. Various regulatory regimes  a) Domestic rules b) New York Convention c) Other international conventions d) Court practice applying regimes other than the New York Convention 2. Distinction between recognition and enforcement 3. Application of New York Convention by local courts   IV. APPENDICES AND RELEVANT INSTRUMENTS  A. National Legislation  B. Arbitration Institutions C. Cases D. Bibliography