HB527 Alabama 2012 Session

Sponsors

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Alabama Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, adopted, Sec. 8-1-41 am'd.; Secs. 6-6-1 to 6-6-16, inclusive, repealed

Description

<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, agreements to submit future controversies to arbitration are unenforceable in certain circumstances</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would allow agreements to arbitrate future controversies to be enforced under certain circumstances</p><p class="bill_description"> This bill would adopt a modification of the revised uniform arbitration act to allow parties the ability to voluntarily choose arbitration as an alternative to resolving their disputes in court, would regulate that process, and would provide procedural safeguards to the structure and fairness of the arbitration process in Alabama</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> To amend Section 8-1-41, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to obligations which cannot be specifically enforced, to provide that agreements to arbitrate future controversies may be enforceable under certain circumstances; to repeal Division 1, Article 1, Title 6, Chapter 6, Code of Alabama 1975, relating to arbitration; and to adopt a modern revised uniform arbitration act in line with other states. </p>

Subjects

Arbitration