Contingency Fees Act, 1997
R 385.00
International Arbitration Act, 2017 (Act No. 15 of 2017)Chapter 3 : Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements and Foreign Arbitral Awards17. Evidence to be produced by party seeking recognition or enforcement |
A party seeking the recognition or enforcement of a foreign arbitral award must produce—
| (a) |
| (i) | the original award and the original arbitration agreement in terms of which an award was made, authenticated in a manner in which foreign documents must be authenticated to enable them to be produced in any court; or |
| (ii) | a certified copy of that award and of that agreement; and |
| (b) | a sworn translation of the arbitration agreement or arbitral award authenticated in a manner in which foreign documents must be authenticated for production in court, if the agreement or award is in a language other than one of the official languages of the Republic: Provided that the court may accept other documentary evidence regarding the existence of the foreign arbitral award and arbitration agreement as sufficient proof where the court considers it appropriate to do so. |
