CPR Appoints Arbitrators and Mediators for Cases Under UNCITRAL Rules

CPR is an experienced and impartial appointing authority.

CPR has a long history of appointing neutrals to serve under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, and now including the UNCITRAL Mediation Rules, and CPR has Cross Border and Global Panels with neutrals worldwide familiar with the UNCITRAL Rules.

Initially adopted in 1976 and amended in 2013 and 2021, the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules were promulgated by the UN Commission on International Trade Law, a worldwide organization that includes representatives from the various legal, economic, and social systems and geographic regions. The UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules provide a comprehensive set of procedural rules upon which parties may agree for the conduct of arbitral proceedings arising out of their commercial relationship.

UNCITRAL recognized the value of conciliation or mediation as a method of amicably settling disputes arising in the context of international commercial relations and responded by adopting the UNCITRAL Conciliation Rules (1980), which offer an internationally harmonized set of procedural rules for the conduct of conciliation proceedings, and which were amended by the UNCITRAL Mediation Rules (2021). 

Cases under the UNCITRAL Rules will proceed more efficiently when parties have named in their contract an experienced, impartial institution to act as the authority to designate neutrals. CPR has a long history of appointing neutrals to serve under the UNCITRAL Rules, and CPR has Cross Border and Global Panels with neutrals worldwide familiar with the UNCITRAL Rules.

Model Clauses for UNCITRAL Rules

When properly requested or designated by agreement, CPR will act as the appointing authority under the UNCITRAL Rules.

For parties adopting the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, we recommend using the following model clause:

Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to this contract, or the breach, termination, or invalidity thereof, shall be finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules in effect on the date of this contract. The appointing authority shall be CPR Dispute Resolution Services LLC (“CPR”). The number of arbitrators shall be __________ [one or three] and shall be selected by CPR. The place of arbitration shall be __________. The language(s) to be used in the arbitral proceedings shall be __________. 

For parties adopting the UNCITRAL Mediation Rules, we recommend using the following model clause: 

Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this contract or the breach, termination, or invalidity thereof shall be submitted to mediation in accordance with the UNCITRAL Mediation Rules (2021). CPR Dispute Resolution Services LLC (“CPR”) shall assist the parties by recommending a prospective mediator and, if the parties cannot agree, select the mediator. The language of the mediation shall be __________. The location of mediation shall be ____________ [location or performed remotely]. 

For parties who wish to adopt both UNCITRAL Rules under a step clause, we recommend using the following model clause: 

If the dispute, or any part thereof, is not settled within [(60) days] of the request to mediate under the UNCITRAL Mediation Rules (2021), then the parties agree to resolve any remaining matters by arbitration in accordance with the [UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (2021)]. The appointing authority shall be CPR Dispute Resolution Services LLC (“CPR”). The number of arbitrators shall be __________ [one or three] and shall be selected by CPR. The place of arbitration shall be __________. The language(s) to be used in the arbitral proceedings shall be __________.  

For more information about the UNCITRAL Rules and commentaries, parties may visit the UN Website: for the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules or the UNCITRAL Mediation Rules.  

For information on CPR’s pricing and fees for appointment under the UNCITRAL Arbitration and Mediation Rules, visit Pricing and Fees.