This article explores, applying a comparative approach to the characterisation of this power, the concept of Preliminary Determination under the SIAC Arbitration Rules (7th Edn) 2025. The authors focus on rulings on preliminary issues by arbitral tribunals under this provision of the 2015 Rules, whether pursuant to party application or of their own motion. They also discuss the prospects for increased efficiency of the arbitral process and the resulting savings in time and costs where this mechanism is invoked and its significance in minimising due process paranoia where preliminary issues are concerned.
Asian Dispute Review