Article 2 The Response

LCIA Arbitration Rules

Effective 1 January 1998

Article 1
The Request for Arbitration

1.1
Any party wishing to commence an arbitration under these Rules (" the Claimant") shall send to the Registrar of the LCIA Court (" the Registrar") a written request for arbitration (" the Request"), containing or accompanied by:

(a)
the names, addresses, telephone, facsimile, telex and e-mail numbers (if known) of the parties to the arbitration and of their legal representatives;

(b)
a copy of the written arbitration clause or separate written arbitration agreement invoked by the Claimant (" the Arbitration Agreement"), together with a copy of the contractual documentation in which the arbitration clause is contained or in respect of which the arbitration arises;

(c)
a brief statement describing the nature and circumstances of the dispute, and specifying the claims advanced by the Claimant against another party to the arbitration (" the Respondent");

(d)
a statement of any matters (such as the seat or language(s) of the arbitration, or the number of arbitrators, or their qualifications or identities) on which the parties have already agreed in writing for the arbitration or in respect of which the Claimant wishes to make a proposal;

(e)
if the Arbitration Agreement calls for party nomination of arbitrators, the name, address, telephone, facsimile, telex and e-mail numbers (if known) of the Claimant's nominee;

(f)
the fee prescribed in the Schedule of Costs (without which the Request shall be treated as not having been received by the Registrar and the arbitration as not having been commenced).

Article 2 The Response

2.1
Within 30 days of service of the Request on the Respondent, (or such lesser period fixed by the LCIA Court), the Respondent shall send to the Registrar a written response to the Request (" the Response"), containing or accompanied by:

(a)
confirmation or denial of all or part of the claims advanced by the Claimant in the Request;

(b)
a brief statement describing the nature and circumstances of any counterclaims advanced by the Respondent against the Claimant.

Article 3
The LCIA Court and Registrar

3.1
The functions of the LCIA Court under these Rules shall be performed in its name by the President or a Vice President of the LCIA Court or by a division of three or five members of the LCIA Court appointed by the President or a Vice President of the LCIA Court, as determined by the President.

3.2
The functions of the Registrar under these Rules shall be performed by the Registrar or any deputy Registrar of the LCIA Court under the supervision of the LCIA Court.

3.3
All communications from any party or arbitrator to the LCIA Court shall be addressed to the Registrar.