Appendix A: Swiss Rules of International Arbitration 2012 - Ten Years of Swiss Rules of International Arbitration - ASA Special Series No. 44

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Appendix A:

Swiss Rules of International Arbitration

(Swiss Rules)

MODEL ARBITRATION CLAUSE

Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of, or in relation to,

this contract, including the validity, invalidity, breach, or termination

thereof, shall be resolved by arbitration in accordance with the Swiss

Rules of International Arbitration of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration

Institution in force on the date on which the Notice of Arbitration is

submitted in accordance with these Rules.

The number of arbitrators shall be … (“one”, “three”, “one or

three”);

The seat of the arbitration shall be … (name of city in Switzerland,

unless the parties agree on a city in another country);

The arbitral proceedings shall be conducted in … (insert desired

language).

INTRODUCTION

(a) In order to harmonise their rules of arbitration the Chambers

of Commerce and Industry of Basel, Bern, Geneva, Neuchâtel,

Ticino, Vaud and Zurich in 2004 replaced their former rules

by the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration (hereinafter

the “Swiss Rules” or the “Rules”).

(b) For the purpose of providing arbitration services, the

Chambers founded the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration

Institution. In order to administer arbitrations under the

Swiss Rules, the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution has

established the Arbitration Court (hereinafter the “Court”),

which is comprised of experienced international arbitration

practitioners. The Court shall render decisions as provided

for under these Rules. It may delegate to one or more

members or committees the power to take certain decisions

pursuant to its Internal Rules.1 The Court is assisted in its

work by the Secretariat of the Court (hereinafter the

“Secretariat”).