This form is an Arbitration Agreement. The form provides that the agreement is an election to resolve claims, disputes, and controversies by arbitration rather than the judicial process.
Arbitration For Dispute Resolution In Arizona
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Amount in Controversy. All civil cases filed with the Clerk of the Court in which the Court finds or the parties agree that the amount in controversy does not exceed $50,000 shall be subject to the provisions of A.R.S. § 12-133 and Rules 72 to 77 of the Arizona Rules of Civil Procedure governing compulsory arbitration.
Consumers are more likely to win in arbitration than in court. This research from ndp | analytics demonstrates that in disputes initiated by a consumer, consumers fare much better in arbitration than they do in litigation.
Arbitration does not require the use of court rules or procedures and is viewed as a simplified private court proceeding. Each side will present their case to the arbitrator who will then decide the issue. Once the matter is decided the case is over and in most cases the court will enforce the arbitrators decision.
A claimant will typically start arbitration by sending a document known as a “request for arbitration” or a “notice to arbitrate” to its opponent.
The arbitrator's decision usually is legally binding (enforceable by the courts), but it can also be non-binding (only recommended) if that is what the parties have agreed to.
Always get straight to the merits without berating the other side or whining about how badly it has treated you. Another threat to your credibility is the “kitchen sink” arbitration demand or a response that includes numerous claims or defenses that have little chance of succeeding.
Arizona generally recognizes arbitration agreements as enforceable and irrevocable contracts, absent legal or equitable reasons to justify their unenforceability, where the following elements are present: (1) a mutuality of obligation; (2) formal requirements such as writing and signature; (3) consideration by both ...
Disputes that cannot be resolved through arbitration. Criminal offences. Matrimonial disputes. Guardianship matters. Insolvency petitions. Testamentary suits. Trust disputes. Labour and industrial disputes. Tenancy and eviction matters governed by rent control statutes.
Matrimonial disputes such as divorce, judicial separation, restitution of conjugal rights and child custody. Winding up and insolvency. Matters of testamentary like grant of probate, letters of administration and succession of certificates. Disputes regarding trust deeds involving trust, trustees and beneficiaries.
