Complaints and Dispute Resolution 16.1 Where a dispute arises in connection with any aspect of this Agreement, the parties acting with good faith, will use all reasonable endeavours to bring any such issue to the attention of the other party in a timely fashion and in any event within 60 days of any such dispute coming to their attention.
16.2 Notification by one party to the other must be in writing and include the nature of the dispute and the desired resolution.
16.3 If a Supplier wishes to notify ACM of a dispute in connection with this Agreement, any such notification should be made by email to xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx.xx.
16.4 Within seven days of receipt of a notification in accordance with clause 16.2, a party will provide a response in writing including setting out steps it intends to take to resolve the dispute.
16.5 If, after attempting to resolve the dispute for a period of at least 60 days, the parties are not reconciled, they agree to then participate in a mediation to be conducted in accordance with the Code.
16.6 If, after undertaking mediation in accordance with the Code, the parties are still not reconciled, they may then submit to an arbitration to be conducted in accordance with the Code.
16.7 Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the parties shall each bear their own legal costs associated with any mediation and/or arbitration pursuant to this Agreement.
16.8 Nothing in this clause will prevent a party from seeking an injunction.
Complaints and Disputes 28.1. If the Client wishes to report a complaint, he must send an email to the Company with the completed “Complaints Form” found on the Website. The Company will try to resolve it without undue delay and according to the Company’s Complaints Procedure for Clients.
28.2. If a situation arises which is not expressly covered by this Agreement, the Parties agree to try to resolve the matter on the basis of good faith and fairness and by taking such action as is consistent with market practice.
28.3. The Client’s right to take legal action remains unaffected by the existence or use of any complaints procedures referred to above.
Consultation and Dispute Resolution 1. The Parties shall promptly consult, at the request of either of them, on any question arising out of the interpretation or application of this Agreement. Any disputes concerning the interpretation or application of this agreement shall be settled by friendly consultations between the Parties.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not prevent the Parties from having recourse to dispute settlement procedures under the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, and Ukraine.
LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION (1) The present lease shall be governed by Norwegian law.
(2) Any dispute relating to the lease shall be resolved before the courts in the jurisdiction of the Property.
Applicable Laws and Dispute Resolution a. The formation, validity, interpretation and performance of and settlement of disputes under this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the PRC.
b. Any dispute, conflict, or claim arising in connection with the interpretation and performance of the provisions of this Agreement (including any issue relating to the existence, validity, and termination of this Agreement) shall be resolved by the Parties in good faith through negotiations. In case no resolution can be reached by the Parties within thirty (30) days after a Party makes a request for dispute resolution through negotiations, any Party may refer such dispute to a competent court having legal jurisdiction over the registration place of Party A. The Parties agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such court. The Parties agree that the dispute and any court proceedings shall be kept confidential and that the existence of the proceedings and any element of it (including but not limited to any pleadings, briefs or other documents submitted or exchanged, any testimony or other oral submissions, and any awards) shall not be disclosed beyond the court, the Parties, their counsels and any person necessary to the conduct of the proceeding, except as may be lawfully required in judicial proceedings or as required by the rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the NASDAQ stock market rules or the rules of any other quotation system or exchange on which the securities of the disclosing Parties or their affiliates are listed or as otherwise required by applicable law. The Parties further agree to request that the court conduct any proceedings in closed session and to keep the existence of the proceedings and any element of it, including the decision of the court, confidential and refrain from publishing or otherwise disclosing any of the foregoing information to the public, except as may be lawfully required in judicial proceedings or as otherwise required by applicable law.
Informal Dispute Resolution (a) Prior to the initiation of formal dispute resolution procedures (i.e., arbitration), the Parties shall first attempt to resolve their dispute at the senior manager level. If that level of dispute resolution is not successful, the Parties shall proceed informally, as follows:
(i) Upon the written request of either Party, each Party shall appoint a designated representative who does not otherwise devote substantially full time to performance under this Agreement, whose task it will be to meet for the purpose of endeavoring to resolve such dispute.
(ii) The designated representatives shall meet as often as the Parties reasonably deem necessary in order to gather and furnish to the other all information with respect to the matter in issue that the Parties believe to be appropriate and germane in connection with its resolution. The representatives shall discuss the problem and attempt to resolve the dispute without the necessity of any formal proceeding.
(iii) During the course of discussion, all reasonable requests made by one Party to another for non-privileged non-confidential information reasonably related to this Agreement shall be honored so that each of the Parties may be fully advised of the other's position.
(iv) The specific format for the discussions shall be left to the discretion of the designated representatives.
(b) Prior to instituting formal proceedings, the Parties will first have their chief executive officers meet to discuss the dispute. This requirement shall not delay the institution of formal proceedings past any statute of limitations expiration or for more than fifteen (15) days.
(c) Subject to Subsection (b), formal proceedings for the resolution of a dispute may not be commenced until the earlier of:
(i) The designated representatives concluding in good faith that amicable resolution through continued negotiation of the matter does not appear likely; or
(ii) Thirty (30) days after the initial written request to appoint a designated representative pursuant to Subsection (a), above, (this period shall be deemed to run notwithstanding any claim that the process described in this Section 11.2 was not followed or completed).
(d) This Section 11.2 shall not be construed to prevent a Party from instituting, and a Party is authorized to institute, formal proceedings earlier to avoid the expiration of any applicable limitations period, or to preserve a superior position with respect to other creditors or as provided in Section 11.6(a).
Governing Law and Dispute Resolution Procedure 25.1 This Agreement and any dispute or claim (including any non-contractual dispute or claim) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales.
25.2 Subject to the remainder of this clause 25, the parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including any non-contractual dispute or claim) that arises out of or in connection with this Agreement or its subject matter.
25.3 In the event that any claim or dispute arises out of or in connection with this Agreement, the parties shall, following service of written notice by one party on the other, attempt to resolve amicably by way of good faith negotiations and discussions any such dispute or claim as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event within 14 calendar days after such notice or by such later date as the parties may otherwise agree in writing). If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute or claim in accordance with this clause 25.3, either party may commence proceedings in accordance with clause 25.2.
25.4 Nothing in this clause 25 shall prevent either party from applying at any time to the court for injunctive relief on the grounds of infringement, or threatened infringement, of the other party's obligations of confidentiality contained in this Agreement or infringement, or threatened infringement, of the applicant's Intellectual Property Rights.
Governing Law and Dispute Resolution 11.1 This Agreement and any non-contractual obligations arising out of, or in connection with, it shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, English law.
11.2 Any Dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any related agreement (s), including any question regarding its or their existence, validity, breach, termination or enforceability, shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (the “HKIAC”) under the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules in force when the notice of arbitration is submitted (the “HKIAC Rules”) which are deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Clause 11.2, except as they may be modified herein or by mutual agreement of the Parties.
11.3 The tribunal shall consist of three (3) arbitrators. The parties to the Dispute shall each nominate one arbitrator, provided that where there are multiple claimants or multiple respondents, the multiple claimants jointly and the multiple respondents jointly shall nominate an arbitrator. The third arbitrator, who will be the chairman of the tribunal, shall be nominated by the two party-nominated arbitrators. The chairman of the tribunal must be a solicitor or barrister qualified in England and Wales, with at least ten (10) years of experience. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the HKIAC Rules, in agreeing upon a third arbitrator, the two party-nominated arbitrators may communicate directly with each other and their respective nominating parties. If no agreement is reached upon the third arbitrator within ten (10) Business Days of the appointment of the second arbitrator, HKIAC shall expeditiously nominate and appoint a third arbitrator to act as chairman of the arbitral tribunal (as applicable). If the claimant or claimant parties and/or the respondent or respondent parties fail to nominate an arbitrator in accordance with this Clause 11.3 within twenty (20) Business Days after the deadline to submit the answer to the notice of arbitration, an arbitrator shall be appointed on their behalf in accordance with the HKIAC Rules. In such circumstances, any existing nomination or confirmation of an arbitrator shall be unaffected, and the remaining arbitrator(s) shall be appointed in accordance with this Clause 11.3. Each party expressly agrees and consents to this process for nominating and appointing the arbitrators.
11.4 The seat, or legal place, of arbitration shall be Hong Kong.
11.5 The language to be used in the arbitral proceedings shall be English.
11.6 The governing law of this arbitration agreement shall be English law.
11.7 The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the parties, and the parties undertake to carry out any award without delay. Except as provided in Clause 11.8, judgment upon the award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction over the award or over the relevant party or its assets.
11.8 Each Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that it shall not, and it shall procure that its Affiliates shall not, bring any action, claim or proceedings in any court in Russia (including pursuant to Articles 248.1 and 248.2 of the Arbitrazh Procedure Code of the Russian Federation) or in any other jurisdiction or dispute resolution forum other than (i) as set out in Clause 11.2 in relation to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated therein or (ii) any enforcement proceeding in relation to an arbitral award obtained in accordance with Clause 11.2 (each such restricted action, claim or proceeding, a “Restricted Party Claim”).
11.9 Each Party hereby covenants with each other Party to hold such Party and its Affiliates harmless and on such Party’s demand to indemnify such Party and its Affiliates for and against (and hereby covenants on such Party’s demand to pay such Party and its Affiliates an amount equal to) all documented losses, liabilities, claims, actions, demands, damages or costs and expenses (including documented fees of external legal advisers) incurred by such Party or any of its Affiliates resulting from or arising out of or in connection with a Restricted Party Claim of the Party giving the covenant hereunder (or a Restricted Party Claim of an Affiliate of such Party).
11.10 Any Party to this Agreement serving a notice of arbitration shall send a copy of that notice to every other Party. Any respondent to a claim may join any other Party as a party to the arbitration, to afford that party an opportunity to defend against the claim or to assert against that party a substantially related claim. Any Party that is not already a party to the arbitration may intervene as a party to the arbitration to defend against a claim or to assert against any other Party a substantially related claim. Any joined or intervening Party shall be bound by any award rendered by the arbitration tribunal even if such Party chooses not to participate in the arbitration proceedings. Any joinder or intervention pursuant to this Clause shall be made by serving written notice on all Parties within thirty (30) days from receipt of the notice of arbitration to which the joinder or intervention relates. The arbitral tribunal shall resolve any disputes as to whether the joinder or intervention is admissible under the terms of this Clause and whether and to what extent any other pending arbitration proceedings between Parties shall be stayed or discontinued in the interest of efficiency. The tribunal’s decision shall be binding. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “claim” as used in this Clause includes any claim, counterclaim, crossclaim, or claim by or against a joined or intervening Party.
11.11 In order to facilitate the comprehensive resolution of related disputes, and upon request of any party to the arbitration proceeding, the arbitration tribunal may consolidate the arbitration proceeding with any other arbitration proceeding relating to this Agreement or any related agreement (s). The arbitration tribunal shall not consolidate such arbitrations unless it determines that (i) there are issues of fact or law common to the two proceedings such that a consolidated proceeding would be more efficient than separate proceedings, and (ii) no party would be prejudiced as a result of such consolidation through undue delay or otherwise.
Informal Dispute Resolution Process 1. In the event there is a dispute under this Centralized Contract, the Contractor, OGS and Authorized User agree to exercise their best efforts to resolve the dispute as soon as possible. The Contractor, OGS and Authorized User shall, without delay, continue to perform their respective obligations under this Centralized Contract which are not affected by the dispute. Primary responsibility for resolving any dispute arising under this Centralized Contract shall rest with the Authorized User’s Contractor Coordinators and the Contractor’s Account Executive and the State & Local Government Regional General Manager.
2. In the event the Authorized User is dissatisfied with the Contractor’s Products provided under this Centralized Contract, the Authorized User shall notify the Contractor in writing pursuant to the terms of the Contract. In the event the Contractor has any disputes with the Authorized User, the Contractor shall so notify the Authorized User in writing. If either party notifies the other of such dispute, the other party shall then make good faith efforts to solve the problem or settle the dispute amicably, including meeting with the party’s representatives to attempt diligently to reach a satisfactory result through negotiation.
3. If negotiation between the Contractor and Authorized User fails to resolve any such dispute to the satisfaction of the parties within fourteen (14) business days or as otherwise agreed to by the Contractor and Authorized User, of such notice, then the matter shall be submitted to the State's Contract Administrator and the Contractor’s senior executive officer representative. Such representatives shall meet in person and shall attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute within the next fourteen (14) business days or as otherwise agreed to by the parties. This meeting must be held before either party may seek any other method of dispute resolution, including judicial or governmental resolutions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this section shall not be construed to prevent either party from seeking and obtaining temporary equitable remedies, including injunctive relief.
4. The Contractor shall extend the informal dispute resolution period for so long as the Authorized User continues to make reasonable efforts to cure the breach, except with respect to disputes about the breach of payment of fees or infringement of its or its licensors’ intellectual property rights.
Third Party Dispute Resolution The Consulting Firm shall (i) consider only the items that are then disputed by the parties, (ii) shall be bound by the terms of the Agreement and (iii) shall only make a determination of such disputed matters in favor of the proposal made by the Purchasers or the Sellers (as may be presented by each party to the Consulting Firm in writing, which shall be shared with the other party) and shall not make an independent proposal. The Consulting Firm shall prepare a written determination of any disputed matters and deliver the determination to the Purchasers and the Sellers within fifteen (15) Business Days after the date the Consulting Firm is engaged. Each party shall cooperate fully with the Consulting Firm, including by using reasonable best efforts to provide the information, data and work papers to the extent permitted by applicable Law, so as to enable the Consulting Firm to make a determination of the disputed items as quickly as practicable. The Corrective Action Plan shall be finalized in accordance with the Consulting Firm’s determination of the disputed matters.
