INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC ARBITRATION IN SWITZERLAND

Contents XXVI v. Corruption.............................................................................663 vi. No challenge for incorrect application of the law .................663 vii. Mandatory rules ( lois de police , lois d’application immédiate ) ............................................................................665 viii. Failure to consider (“foreign”) competition law ...................666 ix. Jura novit curia .....................................................................667 x. Other controversial issues .....................................................667 d. Procedural public policy...............................................................668 i. Introduction...........................................................................668 ii. Principles of res judicata and ne bis in idem .........................669 iii. Lack of independence or impartiality of a tribunal- appointed expert....................................................................669 iv. Right to a fair trial.................................................................670 v. Principle of being bound by the considerations in the decision upholding a challenge .............................................671 vi. Fundamental procedural principles of the ECHR .................671 vii. Le pénal tient le civil en l’état ...............................................671 viii. Challenge of the arbitral tribunal in its entirety.....................672 ix. Failure to give reasons for the award ....................................672 x. Admission of illegally obtained evidence and other issues.....................................................................................672 e. Public policy provides no basis for challenging factual findings.........................................................................................673 VI. Challenge proceedings..............................................................................674 1. Competent judicial authority and procedure.......................................674 2. Effect of the challenge........................................................................677 3. Request for suspensive effect .............................................................678 4. Conditions of admissibility.................................................................679 a. Actual and practical interest in the challenge ...............................680 b. Time-limit for challenge...............................................................680 c. Requirements for the notice of challenge .....................................681 5. Challenge and parallel request for revision ........................................682 6. Conduct of the proceedings ................................................................682 7. Language of proceedings and judgment .............................................683 8. Exchange of pleadings; reply and rejoinder........................................685 9. Provisional and conservatory measures ..............................................686 10. Taking of evidence .............................................................................687 11. Court costs and party costs .................................................................688 12. Security for costs ................................................................................689 13. Legal aid.............................................................................................690 VII. Decision on the challenge .........................................................................690 1. Unsuccessful challenge.......................................................................690 2. Successful challenge...........................................................................691