A written agreement to submit any existing controversy to arbitration or a provision in a written contract to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising between the parties is valid, enforceable and irrevocable, except upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract. This article also applies to […]
Upon application of a party, the court shall vacate an award where: 1. The award was procured by corruption, fraud or other undue means; 2. There was evident partiality by an arbitrator appointed as a neutral, corruption in any of the arbitrators, or misconduct prejudicing the rights of any party; 3. The arbitrators exceeded their […]
Upon application made within ninety 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 of any person, thing or property referred to in the award; 2. The arbitrators […]
Upon granting an order confirming, modifying or correcting an award, a judgment or decree shall be entered in conformity therewith and be docketed and enforced as any other judgment or decree. Costs of the application and of the proceedings subsequent thereto, and disbursements may be awarded by the court. 1986, c. 614.
An application to the court under this article shall be by motion and shall be heard in the manner and upon the notice provided by law or rule of court for the making and hearing of motions. Unless the parties have agreed otherwise, notice of an initial application for an order shall be served in […]
The term “court” means a circuit court or general district court of the Commonwealth having jurisdiction over the subject matter of the controversy. 1986, c. 614; 1995, c. 342; 2016, c. 181.
Except as provided in subsection B of § 8.01-262.1, an initial application shall be made to the court of the county or city in which the agreement provides the arbitration hearing shall be held or, if the hearing has been held, in the county or city in which it was held. Otherwise, venue of the […]
An appeal may be taken from: 1. An order denying an application to compel arbitration made under § 8.01-581.02; 2. An order by a general district court granting an application to compel arbitration; 3. An order granting an application to stay arbitration made under subsection B of § 8.01-581.02; 4. An order confirming or denying […]
A. On application of a party showing an agreement described in § 8.01-581.01, and the opposing party’s refusal to arbitrate, the court shall order the parties to proceed with arbitration. However, if the opposing party denies the existence of the agreement to arbitrate, the court shall proceed summarily to the determination of the issue of […]
If the arbitration agreement provides a method of appointment of arbitrators, this method shall be followed. In the absence thereof, or if the agreed method fails or for any reason cannot be followed, or when an arbitrator appointed fails or is unable to act and his successor has not been duly appointed, the court on […]
Unless otherwise provided by the agreement: 1. The arbitrators shall appoint a time and place for the hearing and cause notification to the parties to be served personally or by registered mail not less than five days before the hearing. Appearance at the hearing waives such notice. The arbitrators may adjourn the hearing from time […]
A party has the right to be represented by an attorney at any proceeding or hearing under this article. A waiver thereof prior to the proceeding or hearing is ineffective. 1986, c. 614.
The arbitrators may issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of books, records, documents and other evidence, and shall have the power to administer oaths. Subpoenas so issued shall be served, and upon application to the court by a party or the arbitrators, enforced, in the manner provided by law for […]
The award shall be in writing and signed by the arbitrators joining in the award. The arbitrators shall deliver a copy to each party personally or by registered mail, or as provided in the agreement. An award shall be made within the time fixed therefor by the agreement or, if not so fixed, within such […]
On application of a party or, if an application to the court is pending under §§ 8.01-581.09, 8.01-581.010 or § 8.01-581.011, on submission to the arbitrators by the court under such conditions as the court may order, the arbitrators may modify or correct the award upon the grounds stated in subdivisions 1 and 3 of […]
Upon application of a party any time after an award is made, the court shall confirm an award, unless within the time limits hereinafter imposed grounds are urged for vacating or modifying or correcting the award, in which case the court shall proceed as provided in §§ 8.01-581.010 and 8.01-581.011. 1986, c. 614; 1998, c. […]
