上海国际商事法庭开出协助国际商事仲裁调查取证的调查令. 中华人民共和国最高人民法院<https://www.court.gov.cn/zixun/xiangqing/465981.html>
全国首例!上海国际商事法庭开具调查令支持国际仲裁临时措施. 上海一中法院<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-FPCv4OCtt2XrYPqUDKCdg>
《中华人民共和国仲裁法》(2017修正)
第四十三条 当事人应当对自己的主张提供证据。
仲裁庭认为有必要收集的证据,可以自行收集。
王晓鑫. 《北京仲裁》专题|我国商事仲裁中仲裁庭调查取证的可行路径. 北京仲裁委员会<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3dacXu5RhG8FwycHazWp1w>
《中华人民共和国仲裁法》(2017修正)
第四十六条 在证据可能灭失或者以后难以取得的情况下,当事人可以申请证据保全。当事人申请证据保全的,仲裁委员会应当将当事人的申请提交证据所在地的基层人民法院。
《北京仲裁委员会仲裁规则》(2022版)
第三十四条 仲裁庭自行调查事实、收集证据
(一)当事人申请且仲裁庭认为必要,或者当事人虽未申请,但仲裁庭根据案件审理情况认为必要时,仲裁庭可以自行调查事实、收集证据。
《西安仲裁委员会仲裁规则》(2023版)
第四十五条 仲裁庭调查
(一)当事人申请且仲裁庭认为有必要,或者当事人虽然未申请但根据案件审理情况仲裁庭认为确有必要的,可以自行调查事实、收集证据。
全国首例!上海国际商事法庭开具调查令支持国际仲裁临时措施. 上海一中法院<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/-FPCv4OCtt2XrYPqUDKCdg>
上仲动态|上海仲裁委员会获得首例协助仲裁机构调查令. 上海仲裁委员会<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA3NzQ2NjY5NA==&mid=2650369007&idx=1&sn=8ff627a7833442c7f9483ab1fd67b2a5&chksm=875c56c6b02bdfd0dede49904ac674ccfe9e177b220d6d6bd48aaf7e62f99c8ab88298d167b8&scene=27>
【河法行动】全市首份!河源法院开具商事仲裁案件调查令. 河源市中级人民法院<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/7193VxwdNelKe4xrHza5dA>
首份调查令,破解仲裁取证难题. 中山市中级人民法院<https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/q-4vScoeiz-wiFqfwqMFZw>
《贸易法委员会国际商事仲裁示范法》(2006年修订)
第27条 法院协助取证
仲裁庭或一方当事人在仲裁庭同意之下,可以请求本国内的管辖法院协助取证。法院可以在其权限范围内并按照其关于取证的规则执行上述请求。
U.S. Code: Title 9 — ARBITRATION
§7 - Witnesses before arbitrators; fees; compelling attendance
The arbitrators selected either as prescribed in this title or otherwise, or a majority of them, may summon in writing any person to attend before them or any of them as a witness and in a proper case to bring with him or them any book, record, document, or paper which may be deemed material as evidence in the case.
Ferro Union Corp. v. SS Ionic Coast, Civ. A. No. 67-H-662
Arbitration Act 1996
34 Procedural and evidential matters.
(1)It shall be for the tribunal to decide all procedural and evidential matters, subject to the right of the parties to agree any matter.
(2)Procedural and evidential matters include—
(d)whether any and if so which documents or classes of documents should be disclosed between and produced by the parties and at what stage;
(e)whether any and if so what questions should be put to and answered by the respective parties and
(f)whether to apply strict rules of evidence (or any other rules) as to the admissibility, relevance or weight of any material (oral, written or other) sought to be tendered on any matters of fact or opinion, and the time, manner and form in which such material should be exchanged and presented;
(g)whether and to what extent the tribunal should itself take the initiative in ascertaining the facts and the law;
(h)whether and to what extent there should be oral or written evidence or submissions.
38 General powers exercisable by the tribunal.
(4)The tribunal may give directions in relation to any property which is the subject of the proceedings or as to which any question arises in the proceedings, and which is owned by or is in the possession of a party to the proceedings—
(a)for the inspection, photographing, preservation, custody or detention of the property by the tribunal, an expert or a party, or
(b)ordering that samples be taken from, or any observation be made of or experiment conducted upon, the property.
(5)The tribunal may direct that a party or witness shall be examined on oath or affirmation, and may for that purpose administer any necessary oath or take any necessary affirmation.
(6)The tribunal may give directions to a party for the preservation for the purposes of the proceedings of any evidence in his custody or control.
Arbitration Act 1996
43 Securing the attendance of witnesses.
(1)A party to arbitral proceedings may use the same court procedures as are available in relation to legal proceedings to secure the attendance before the tribunal of a witness in order to give oral testimony or to produce documents or other material evidence.
(2)This may only be done with the permission of the tribunal or the agreement of the other parties.
(3)The court procedures may only be used if—
(a)the witness is in the United Kingdom, and
(b)the arbitral proceedings are being conducted in England and Wales or, as the case may be, Northern Ireland.
(4)A person shall not be compelled by virtue of this section to produce any document or other material evidence which he could not be compelled to produce in legal proceedings.
44 Court powers exercisable in support of arbitral proceedings.
(1)Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the court has for the purposes of and in relation to arbitral proceedings the same power of making orders (whether in relation to a party or any other person) about the matters listed below as it has for the purposes of and in relation to legal proceedings.
(2)Those matters are—
(a)the taking of the evidence of witnesses;
(b)the preservation of evidence;
(c)making orders relating to property which is the subject of the proceedings or as to which any question arises in the proceedings—
(i)for the inspection, photographing, preservation, custody or detention of the property, or
(ii)ordering that samples be taken from, or any observation be made of or experiment conducted upon, the property;
and for that purpose authorising any person to enter any premises in the possession or control of a party to the arbitration;
(d)the sale of any goods the subject of the proceedings;
(e)the granting of an interim injunction or the appointment of a receiver.
(3)If the case is one of urgency, the court may, on the application of a party or proposed party to the arbitral proceedings, make such orders as it thinks necessary for the purpose of preserving evidence or assets.
A, B v C, D and E, (2020) EWHC 258 (Comm)
A and B v C, D and E, [2020] EWCA Civ 409
Swiss Code of Civil Procedure
Art. 375 Taking of evidence and assistance by the state court
(1) The arbitral tribunal shall conduct the taking of evidence itself.
(2) If the taking of evidence or any other procedural step by the arbitral tribunal requires the assistance of the state judicial authorities, the arbitral tribunal may seek the assistance of the competent state court pursuant to Article 356(2). With the consent of the arbitral tribunal, this may also be done by a party.
Federal Act on Private International Law
Art. 184
1 The arbitral tribunal takes the evidence itself.
2 Where state legal assistance is required for the taking of evidence, the arbitral tribunal or a party with the consent of the arbitral tribunal may request the participation of the state court at the seat of the arbitral tribunal.
Swiss Code of Civil Procedure
Art. 374 Provisional measures, security and damages
(1) The state court or, unless the parties have agreed otherwise, the arbitral tribunal may at the request of a party order provisional measures, including measures for the preservation of evidence.
(2) If the party concerned does not voluntarily comply with a measure ordered by the arbitral tribunal, the state court shall, at the request of the arbitral tribunal or a party, make the necessary orders; if a party makes the request, the consent of the arbitral tribunal must be obtained.