A. LEGISLATION, TRENDS AND TENDENCIES
A.1 Legislative Framework
Arbitration in Chile is primarily governed by the Organic Code
of Courts (“OCC”), the Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) and
Law 19.971 on International Commercial Arbitration (the “ICA
Law”), which is entirely based on the UNCITRAL Model Law).
There were no significant legislative changes in arbitration law
in Chile during 2013.
B. CASES
In 2013, two cases relating to the application of the ICA Law
were worth noting. Both cases involved a recurso de queja, or
complaint appeal, to the Supreme Court to challenge an arbitral
award in the context of an international arbitration. In each case,
as described below, the Supreme Court declared the complaint
appeal impermissible against an arbitral award in the context of
an international arbitration.