Urgent Relief
Get urgent protection through the route that can act in time
UNIONE™ handles emergency-arbitrator and urgent-relief requests where your arbitration agreement, the applicable rules and the law allow it. We help you confirm the basis quickly and choose the right route.
Separate urgency, jurisdiction and remedy
Depending on your agreement, you may need a court, an emergency arbitrator, the tribunal or another mechanism. Timing depends on the applicable rules, availability, conflict checks, service and the facts.
What cannot wait?
Assets may be moved, evidence lost, access cut off or the status quo changed.
What procedure exists?
Check the arbitration agreement and the rules that actually apply.
Can a court act?
The seat and local law may keep court powers available.
What shows urgency?
Keep a record of the timeline, the harm, any notices and the measure you want.
What to do now
Read the clause
Identify the institution, rules, seat and any emergency provisions.
Protect your deadlines
Record limitation dates, notice periods and when harm will occur.
Choose the route
Compare emergency arbitration with court relief and other urgent options.
File securely
Use File a Case once the procedural basis is confirmed.
Urgent relief takes different forms
A court, an emergency arbitrator and a formed tribunal each have different powers and reach. For the wider choices, see Emergency Decision and our guide to procedure options.
Where to go next
The UNIONE™ System
How Before You Sign, Before You Arbitrate, arbitration and Before You Enforce fit together.
UNIONE™ Solutions
All UNIONE™ services in one place, from contract review to recovery.
Before You Sign
Fix it in the contract and the clause before it escalates.
Before You Arbitrate
Test the evidence, the exposure and the alternatives before you commit to a formal process.
Before You Enforce
Follow the decision through to the court, the security, the assets and the recovery.
About UNIONE™
UNIONE™ is a cross-border dispute prevention and resolution institution, from contract review and assessment to mediation, arbitration and enforcement planning.
How to use UNIONE™
A short guide to finding the right UNIONE™ service, whether you are drafting a contract, facing a live dispute, going to arbitration or recovering an award.
Contact UNIONE™
Talk to the Secretariat in confidence.