[F1PART 62E+WARBITRATION CLAIMS

I CLAIMS UNDER THE 1996 ACTE+W

Stay of legal proceedingsE+W

62.8(1) An application notice seeking a stay of legal proceedings under section 9 of the 1996 Act must be served on all parties to those proceedings who have given an address for service.

(2) A copy of an application notice under paragraph (1) must be served on any other party to the legal proceedings (whether or not he is within the jurisdiction) who has not given an address for service, at—

(a)his last known address; or

(b)a place where it is likely to come to his attention.

(3) Where a question arises as to whether—

(a)an arbitration agreement has been concluded; or

(b)the dispute which is the subject-matter of the proceedings falls within the terms of such an agreement,

the court may decide that question or give directions to enable it to be decided and may order the proceedings to be stayed pending its decision.]