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KCAB arbitration deadline calculator

Time limits under the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board 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.

2016 edition in force from 2016-06-01 · 2026 edition in force from 2026-01-01 · Methodology

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Jurisdiction

Institution

KCAB (Korean Commercial Arbitration Board) 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 Request for Arbitration from the Secretariat.

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.

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Cited to the rule

KCAB deadlines this calculator covers

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

Answer to the Request for ArbitrationKCAB International Arbitration Rules 2016 Art. 9

30 days from Receipt of the Request for Arbitration from the Secretariat

Binding2016 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendar

Nominate the sole arbitrator by agreementKCAB International Arbitration Rules 2016 Art. 12

30 days from Receipt of the Request for Arbitration by the respondent

Binding2016 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Final award (Expedited Procedure)KCAB International Arbitration Rules 2016 Art. 43

6 months from Constitution of the arbitral tribunal

Binding2016 editionRolls over on the seat's calendarVerify against the rules

Appoint the emergency arbitratorKCAB International Arbitration Rules 2016 (Emergency Arbitrator appendix)

2 days from Receipt of the application for emergency measures

Binding2016 editionRolls over on the seat's calendarVerify against the rules

Emergency arbitrator decisionKCAB International Arbitration Rules 2016 (Emergency Arbitrator appendix)

15 days from Transmission of the file to the emergency arbitrator

Binding2016 editionRolls over on the seat's calendarVerify against the rules

Final award (Fast-Track, claims under KRW 500,000,000)KCAB International Arbitration Rules 2026 (Fast-Track)

3 months from Constitution of the arbitral tribunal

Binding2026 editionRolls over on the seat's calendarVerify against the rules

Final award (Expedited Procedure, claims up to KRW 4,000,000,000)KCAB International Arbitration Rules 2026 (Expedited Procedure)

6 months from Constitution of the arbitral tribunal

Binding2026 editionRolls over on the seat's calendarVerify against the rules

Decision on early determination (NEW in 2026)KCAB International Arbitration Rules 2026 (Early Determination)

30 days from The application for early determination is filed (where the tribunal allows it to proceed)

Binding2026 editionRolls over on the seat's calendarVerify against the rules

Time limits at a glance

The headline periods below restate the encoded rules. Run the calculator above for the exact date on the seat's calendar.

Answer to the Request for Arbitration: what is the time limit under the KCAB rules?

30 days from Receipt of the Request for Arbitration from the Secretariat, under KCAB International Arbitration Rules 2016 Art. 9 (2016 edition). The period rolls over on the recipient's calendar.

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