HB527 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Joseph C. Mitchell

Democrat

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Alabama Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, adopted, Sec. 8-1-41 am'd.; Secs. 6-6-1 to 6-6-16, inclusive, repealed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

Under existing law, agreements to submit future controversies to arbitration are unenforceable in certain circumstances.

This bill would allow agreements to arbitrate future controversies to be enforced under certain circumstances.

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.

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Subjects

Arbitration