Chapter 14

Question 1

What distinguishes an award from an order?

Question 2

What types of awards can be made by an arbitrator? When would each of these types be desirable?

Question 3

What matters must be included in a final award? If not so included, to what extent can an arbitrator rectify the omission?

Question 4

What kind of mistakes or errors in an award can be corrected by the arbitrator?

Question 5

Why are the Model Law requirements for an award so important?

Question 6

What are the criteria for a final award? What matters can make a final award defective?

Question 7

When can an arbitrator make an additional award? When might such an award be needed?

Question 8

What mistakes or errors in an award can be corrected by the arbitrator?

Question 9

Can an award be corrected? To what extent can the correction be made?

Question 10

What are reasons? What is the result if a final or a partial award lacks reasons?

Question 11

Examination-style questions
* When, under the Model Law, does an arbitrator become functus officio?

• In a final award, an arbitrator has awarded to the claimant interest on $280,000 to run from 15 May 2002. She has omitted to state either the rate of interest or whether it is simple or compound interest. Advise the
  claimant.