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How to Read an Arbitration Clause in a Commercial Contract

Seat, venue, appointment mechanism and scope — the clauses that decide how a dispute will actually be resolved.

7 March 2026 · 7 min read

An arbitration clause decides where a dispute will be heard, who will hear it and under which procedural law.

Read carefully for the seat of arbitration, the venue of hearings, the number of arbitrators and the mechanism for their appointment, the governing law, and the scope of disputes referred.

This note is general information and is not legal advice.

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