Section 7321.7 – Validity of agreement to arbitrate
§ 7321.7. Validity of agreement to arbitrate. (a) General rule.–An agreement contained in a record to submit to arbitration any existing or subsequent controversy arising between the parties to the agreement is valid, enforceable and irrevocable except upon a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract. (b) Court […]
Section 7321.8 – Motion to compel or stay arbitration
§ 7321.8. Motion to compel or stay arbitration. (a) Refusal to arbitrate under agreement.–On motion of a person showing an agreement to arbitrate and alleging another person’s refusal to arbitrate under the agreement: (1) if the refusing party does not appear or does not oppose the motion, the court shall order the parties to arbitrate; […]
Section 7321.9 – Provisional remedies
§ 7321.9. Provisional remedies. (a) Court.–Before an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and able to act, the court, upon motion of a party to an arbitration proceeding and for good cause shown, may enter an order for provisional remedies to protect the effectiveness of the arbitration proceeding to the same extent and under the […]
Section 7321.10 – Initiation of arbitration
§ 7321.10. Initiation of arbitration. (a) Notice.–A person initiates an arbitration proceeding by giving notice in a record to the other parties to the agreement to arbitrate in the agreed manner between the parties or, in the absence of agreement, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and obtained, or by service as authorized […]
Section 7321.11 – Consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings
§ 7321.11. Consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings. (a) Conditions.–Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), upon motion of a party to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding, the court may order consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings as to all or some of the claims if: (1) there are separate agreements to arbitrate […]
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 7301 – Short title of subchapter
§ 7301. Short title of subchapter. This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Arbitration Act.”
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 […]
Section 7318 – Court and jurisdiction
§ 7318. Court and jurisdiction. The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this section: “Court.” As used in this subchapter means any court of competent jurisdiction of this Commonwealth. “Jurisdiction.” The making of an agreement described in section […]