A. LEGISLATION, TRENDS AND TENDENCIES
There were no significant changes to Swedish arbitration
legislation in 2013. The principal legislation remains the
Swedish Arbitration Act (the “Arbitration Act”), which came
into force in 1999, and the rules of the Arbitration Institute of the
Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (the “SCC Rules”), which
came into force on January 1, 2010.
B. CASES
B.1 Challenge to Arbitral Award Regarding Share Buy-out5
The Swedish Company Act (the “Company Act”) provides that a
dispute regarding the buy-out of shares shall be tried by an
arbitral tribunal and that the provisions of the Arbitration Act
relating to arbitrators and arbitral proceedings shall apply.6