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International Arbitration Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · International Commercial Arbitration
International Arbitration Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · International Commercial Arbitration
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Any party to an arbitration agreement may take out a subpoena to testify or to produce documents.
party
“party” means a party to an arbitration agreement or, in any case where an arbitration does not involve all of the parties to the arbitration agreement, means a party to the arbitration.
The High Court may order that a subpoena to testify or to produce documents shall be issued to compel the attendance before an arbitral tribunal of a witness wherever he may be within Brunei Darussalam.
The High Court may also issue an order under section 32(1) of the
Prisons Act (Chapter 51) to bring up a prisoner for examination before an arbitral tribunal.
arbitral tribunal
“arbitral tribunal” means a sole arbitrator, a panel of arbitrators or a permanent arbitral institution;
No person shall be compelled under any such subpoena to produce any document which he could not be compelled to produce on the trial of an action.
arbitral tribunal
“arbitral tribunal” means a sole arbitrator, a panel of arbitrators or a permanent arbitral institution;
arbitration agreement
“arbitration agreement” means a written agreement referred to in Article 7 of the Model Law and includes an agreement deemed or constituted under subsection (3) or (4);
party
“party” means a party to an arbitration agreement or, in any case where an arbitration does not involve all of the parties to the arbitration agreement, means a party to the arbitration.