Delaware is about to enact the Delaware Rapid Arbitration Act, which is intended to address the increasing costs and delays associated with traditional arbitration of business disputes. It does so by: (1) requiring arbitration generally to be completed within 120 days of the arbitrator’s acceptance of appointment (with only one extension of no more than 60 days); (2) penalizing arbitrators who fail to meet that deadline by reducing their fees substantially; (3) limiting pre-arbitration objections to the scope of the arbitration; and (4) limiting appeals of an award. While the parties to an agreement to arbitrate retain the freedom to choose much of how the arbitration is conducted, if they fail to do so, the DRAA provides the rules that apply by default. The following are the key aspects of the DRAA.
• Who may use the DRAA?
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