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HKIAC arbitration deadline calculator

Time limits under the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre rules, encoded from the rules themselves with the citation, period, trigger and roll-over treatment for each. Pick a seat in the calculator below to compute a due date on that seat's real weekend and public-holiday calendar.

2018 edition in force from 2018-11-01 · 2024 edition in force from 2024-06-01 · Methodology

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Jurisdiction

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Cited to the rule

HKIAC deadlines this calculator covers

11 encoded time limits, version-stamped to their rule edition.

Answer to the Notice of ArbitrationHKIAC Rules 2024 Art. 5.1

30 days from Receipt of the Notice of Arbitration

Binding2024 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Agreement on the number of arbitratorsHKIAC Rules 2024 Art. 6.1

30 days from Receipt of the Notice of Arbitration by the Respondent

Binding2024 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Joint designation of a sole arbitratorHKIAC Rules 2024 Art. 7

30 days from Receipt of a proposal that the dispute be referred to a sole arbitrator

Binding2024 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Challenge of an arbitratorHKIAC Rules 2024 Art. 11.4

15 days from Notification of the appointment or confirmation, or awareness of the circumstances relied on (if later)

Binding2024 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Declaration of closure of the proceedings (NEW in 2024)HKIAC Rules 2024 Art. 31.1

45 days from The last directed submission (oral or written)

Binding2024 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Communication of the award after closureHKIAC Rules 2024 Art. 31.2

3 months from The date the Tribunal declares the proceedings closed

Binding2024 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Final award (Expedited Procedure)HKIAC Rules 2024 Art. 42.2(f)

6 months from The date the file is transmitted to the Arbitral Tribunal

Binding2024 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Answer to the Notice of ArbitrationHKIAC Rules 2018 Art. 5.1

30 days from Receipt of the Notice of Arbitration

Binding2018 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Agreement on the number of arbitratorsHKIAC Rules 2018 Art. 6.1

30 days from Receipt of the Notice of Arbitration by the Respondent

Binding2018 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Challenge of an arbitratorHKIAC Rules 2018 Art. 11.4

15 days from Notification of the appointment or confirmation, or awareness of the circumstances relied on (if later)

Binding2018 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Final award (Expedited Procedure)HKIAC Rules 2018 Art. 42.2(f)

6 months from The date the file is transmitted to the Arbitral Tribunal

Binding2018 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

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Institution

HKIAC (Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre) deadlines, encoded from the institution's rules with their citations. Choose the seat (which sets the weekends and public holidays), the date the clock started, and the deadline. Confirm the exact rule edition before relying on a date.

Seat of arbitration

Drives the holiday calendar and the seat-law deadlines below.

When did the clock start? (trigger date)

Which deadline?

Receipt of the Notice of Arbitration.

After the award

Court deadlines under the seat law (United Kingdom (England & Wales))

These run under the law of the seat, not the institutional rules, and must be tracked separately. They are computed from the date of the award; confirm the seat and dates with counsel.

Challenge / appeal the award (England & Wales)

Date of the award (or, for awards on/after 1 Aug 2025, the "applicable date" under the Arbitration Act 2025)

28 days

Arbitration Act 1996 s.70(3)

Limitation to enforce the award (England & Wales)

The cause of action to enforce accrues

6 years

Limitation Act 1980 s.7

Legal disclaimer

Deadline Engine provides calculated dates based on procedural rules. It is not legal advice. You must independently verify every deadline against the underlying rules and the facts of your matter. Deadline Engine accepts no liability for missed deadlines.