Originally from: Soft Law in International Arbitration

Disclaimer: This Checklist is intended to provide arbitrators acting under the ICC Rules of Arbitration with guidance when drafting Awards. It does not constitute an exhaustive, mandatory or otherwise binding document. It should not be thought to reflect the opinion of the members of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce or of its Secretariat, but is simply intended to facilitate the arbitrators’ mission. Moreover, this Checklist is not exhaustive of issues that may be raised by the ICC Court.

1. General

A. ICC case reference number mentioned in full on front page.
B. Award clearly identified in its title as Interim, Partial, Final or Award by Consent.
C. Paragraphs numbered.
D. Pages numbered.
E. Table of contents included (unless Award is short and does not need one).
F. Abbreviations defined and used consistently.
G. Translations of quotations in languages other than the language(s) of the arbitration.
H. Indication of the applicable version of the ICC Rules of Arbitration (e.g. 2012).