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Section 7310 – Award of arbitrators

§ 7310. Award of arbitrators. (a) General rule.–The award of the arbitrators shall be in writing and signed by the arbitrators joining in the award. The arbitrators shall deliver a copy of the award to each party personally or by registered or certified mail, or as prescribed in the agreement to arbitrate. (b) Time limitation.–The […]

Section 7311 – Change of award by arbitrators

§ 7311. Change of award by arbitrators. (a) General rule.–On application of a party to the arbitrators, or on submission to the arbitrators by the court under such conditions as the court may order if an application to the court is pending under section 7313 (relating to confirmation of award by court), section 7314 (relating […]

Section 7312 – Fees and expenses of arbitration

§ 7312. Fees and expenses of arbitration. Unless otherwise prescribed in the agreement to arbitrate, the expenses and fees of the arbitrators and other expenses (but not including counsel fees) incurred in the conduct of the arbitration shall be paid as prescribed in the award.

Section 7313 – Confirmation of award by court

§ 7313. Confirmation of award by court. On application of a party, the court shall confirm an award, unless within the time limits imposed by this subchapter, grounds are urged for vacating or modifying or correcting the award, in which case the court shall proceed as provided in section 7314 (relating to vacating award by […]

Section 7314 – Vacating award by court

§ 7314. Vacating award by court. (a) General rule.– (1) On application of a party, the court shall vacate an award where: (i) the court would vacate the award under section 7341 (relating to common law arbitration) if this subchapter were not applicable; (ii) there was evident partiality by an arbitrator appointed as a neutral […]

Section 7315 – Modification or correction of award by court

§ 7315. Modification or correction of award by court. (a) General rule.–On application to the court made within 30 days after delivery of a copy of the award to the applicant, the court shall modify or correct the award where: (1) there was an evident miscalculation of figures or an evident mistake in the description […]

Section 7316 – Judgment or decree on award

§ 7316. Judgment or decree on award. Upon the granting of an order of court confirming, modifying or correcting an award, a judgment or decree shall be entered in conformity with the order. The judgment or decree may be enforced as any other judgment or decree. Subject to general rules, costs of any application to […]

Section 7317 – Form and service of applications to court

§ 7317. Form and service of applications to court. Except as otherwise prescribed by general rules, an application to the court under this subchapter shall be by petition and shall be heard in the manner and upon the notice provided or prescribed by law for the making and hearing of petitions in civil matters. Unless […]

Section 7302 – Scope of subchapter

§ 7302. Scope of subchapter. (a) General rule.–An agreement to arbitrate a controversy on a nonjudicial basis shall be conclusively presumed to be an agreement to arbitrate pursuant to Subchapter B (relating to common law arbitration) unless the agreement to arbitrate is in writing and expressly provides for arbitration pursuant to this subchapter or any […]