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Swiss Arbitration Centre arbitration deadline calculator

Time limits under the Swiss 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.

2021 edition in force from 2021-06-01 · Methodology

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Jurisdiction

Institution

Swiss 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 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

Swiss Arbitration Centre deadlines this calculator covers

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

Answer to the Notice of ArbitrationSwiss Rules 2021 Art. 5

30 days from Receipt of the Notice of Arbitration from the Secretariat

Binding2021 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendarVerify against the rules

Answer to the Notice of Arbitration (Expedited Procedure)Swiss Rules 2021 Art. 42

15 days from Receipt of the Notice of Arbitration from the Secretariat

Binding2021 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendar

Designate the sole arbitrator by agreementSwiss Rules 2021 Art. 10

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

Binding2021 editionRolls over on the seat's calendar

Final award (Expedited Procedure)Swiss Rules 2021 Art. 42

6 months from Transmission of the file to the arbitral tribunal

Binding2021 editionRolls over on the seat's calendar

Application to correct the awardSwiss Rules 2021 Art. 37

30 days from Receipt of the award by that party

Binding2021 editionRolls over on the recipient's calendar

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 Notice of Arbitration (Expedited Procedure): what is the time limit under the Swiss Arbitration Centre rules?

15 days from Receipt of the Notice of Arbitration from the Secretariat, under Swiss Rules 2021 Art. 42 (2021 edition). The period rolls over on the recipient's calendar.

Designate the sole arbitrator by agreement: what is the time limit under the Swiss Arbitration Centre rules?

30 days from Receipt of the Notice of Arbitration by the respondent, under Swiss Rules 2021 Art. 10 (2021 edition). The period rolls over on the seat's calendar.

Final award (Expedited Procedure): what is the time limit under the Swiss Arbitration Centre rules?

6 months from Transmission of the file to the arbitral tribunal, under Swiss Rules 2021 Art. 42 (2021 edition). The period rolls over on the seat's calendar.

Application to correct the award: what is the time limit under the Swiss Arbitration Centre rules?

30 days from Receipt of the award by that party, under Swiss Rules 2021 Art. 37 (2021 edition). The period rolls over on the recipient's calendar.

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