{"id":101,"date":"2016-06-15T21:17:11","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T21:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajborrassolaw.com\/briefs\/?p=101"},"modified":"2017-02-24T02:13:02","modified_gmt":"2017-02-24T02:13:02","slug":"know-miami-international-commercial-arbitration-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajborrassolaw.com\/briefs\/know-miami-international-commercial-arbitration-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Know Miami Has An International Commercial Arbitration Court?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Miami is one of just a few US jurisdictions with a designated state court that provides specially trained judges to hear and resolve disputes involving international commercial arbitration.\u00a0Miami-Dade County established its International Commercial Arbitration (ICA) court on December 3, 2013 by administrative Order<\/a>.\u00a0New York established an international arbitration division in 2013 (New York County) and Atlanta in 2015 (Fulton County).<\/p>\n

The ICA court is part of the complex business litigation division (created in 2006) of the circuit court in Miami-Dade County, Florida.\u00a0The specially trained judges are meant to \u201cfoster greater judicial expertise and understanding of this area of the law\u201d and \u201clead to more uniformity in legal decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The scope of matters that the ICA court can determine include those arising under the Florida International Commercial Arbitration Act or the Federal Arbitration Act as well as cases that meet \u201cthe definition of [a] related case as arising out of the same transaction or occurrence as those matters properly heard before the ICA Subsection.\u201d\u00a0The ICA court can also decide anything incidental or related to an international arbitration proceeding located in the jurisdiction including, for example, motions to compel or enjoin arbitration,\u00a0matters involving interim measures or seeking assistance in obtaining documentary or testimonial evidence for properly situated matters, as well as issues addressing the appointment and challenge of arbitrators, to name a few.<\/p>\n

Notably, the FICAA (Fla. Stat. Ch. 684 et seq.<\/em>)<\/a> is patterned substantially after the UNCITRAL Model Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Cases filed in the ICA court may be subject to removal by the defendant(s) to the federal district court because federal courts have original federal question jurisdiction over disputes involving US treaties (e.g. the New York Convention, the Panama Convention) or otherwise when diversity jurisdiction exists. However, by its establishment, the ICA court will have concurrent jurisdiction over some disputes and offers parties an option to resolve international disputes in the state court system before specially trained judges and to expeditiously determine qualified disputes.<\/p>\n

The ICA court is the latest in a series of efforts over many years to enhance the attractiveness of\u00a0Miami as a seat for international arbitration in conjunction with efforts undertaken at the state level.\u00a0In addition to the passage and amendments of the FICAA, the Supreme Court of Florida enacted a rule in 2006 that allows qualified foreign counsel to represent parties in international arbitration proceedings seated in Florida.\u00a0The specifics of Florida Bar Rule 1-3.11 may be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Update: Due to the volume of cases, effective Jan. 2, 2017, a separate division of Miami’s Circuit Civil Division (11th Judicial Circuit Miami-Dade County) has been created which is designated the ICA. The ICA is no longer a sub-division of the Complex Business Division. The number of Judges assigned to hear qualifying cases has been increased to 4. The specific filing requirements are set forth in Administrative Order 13-1A<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ava Borrasso<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is the Principal of <\/em>Ava J Borrasso, P.A<\/strong>.<\/em><\/a>, a Miami-based law firm that concentrates on business and international arbitration and litigation.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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