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International Arbitration
6.
Applicable law issues
6.1
How is the law of the arbitration agreement determined in your jurisdiction?
Bulgaria

Answer ... If the parties have not explicitly chosen the law applicable to the arbitration agreement, the law of the seat of the arbitration tribunal will generally apply.

For more information about this answer please contact: Chemshirov Radoslav from Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
6.2
Will the tribunal uphold a party agreement as to the substantive law of the dispute? Where the substantive law is unclear, how will the tribunal determine what it should be?
Bulgaria

Answer ... Under the International Commercial Arbitration Act, the tribunal will resolve the dispute by applying the law chosen by the parties. The tribunal must also apply the conditions of the contract and consider customs

If the substantive law is unclear, the tribunal will apply the law in accordance with the conflict of laws rules which it deems applicable. With regard to contractual obligations, Regulation (EC) 593/2008 (Rome I) envisages which law will apply to a respective contract.

For more information about this answer please contact: Chemshirov Radoslav from Schoenherr Attorneys at Law
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