香港国际仲裁中心仲裁费用速览

香港国际仲裁中心仲裁费用速览

A Quick Look at HKIAC Costs of Arbitration

一直以来，仲裁费用都是各方关注的焦点之一。2018年版《香港国际仲裁中心机构仲裁规则》（下称“2018年《规则》”）在保留原有收费架构的基础上，在紧急仲裁员收费、第三方资助费用等方面有所创新，进一步降低了当事人的仲裁费用。这也与香港国际仲裁中心（下称“HKIAC”）一直以来降低仲裁成本、提高案件效率的宗旨相一致。

The costs of arbitration remain a major concern for all parties involved in an arbitration. Bearing this in mind, the Schedules of Fees in the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (“HKIAC”) 2018 Administered Arbitration Rules (the “2018 Rules”), which remain largely based on HKIAC’s original schedule of fees, have been enhanced in various ways in order to further help parties save costs. These amendments also conform with HKIAC’s objectives to reduce arbitration costs and increase efficiency.

HKIAC仲裁费用架构

Schedule of Fees at HKIAC

一般而言，HKIAC的机构仲裁包括以下三部分的费用：

The cost of an HKIAC administered arbitration generally comprises three fees.

第一，受理费。申请人依2018年《规则》第4.4款及附录1提交仲裁通知时，应缴付8,000港币受理费。如申请人多于一人，除非他们另有约定，应由他们平均分担。受理费一般不予退还（除非HKIAC在例外情形下根据其完全自由裁量权另作决定）。

(1) HKIAC’s Registration Fee. When submitting a Notice of Arbitration, Claimant shall pay a Registration Fee of HKD 8,000 pursuant to Article 4.4 and Schedule 1 ofthe 2018 Rules. Where there is more than one Claimant, the registration fee shall be shared equally between Claimants, unless Claimants agree otherwise. The registration fee is generally non-refundable (except in exceptional circumstances as determined by HKIAC in its sole discretion).

第二，HKIAC管理费。管理费金额依争议金额而定，且除2018年《规则》第18.2、27.15、28.10 或 30.2款及HKIAC认定的特殊情况外，管理费上限为400,000港币。若争议金额不能确定，则HKIAC将依2018年《规则》附录1第2.6节参酌案件情况确定其管理费。

(2) HKIAC’s Administrative Fees. HKIAC’s Administrative Fees are determined based on the amount in dispute. Apart from Articles 18.2, 27.15, 28.10 or 30.2 of the 2018 Rules or in exceptional circumstances, the Administrative Fees are capped at HKD 400,000. Where the amount in dispute is not quantified, pursuant to paragraph 2.6 of Schedule 1 of the 2018 Rules, HKIAC’s Administrative Fees shall be fixed by HKIAC, taking into account the circumstances of the case.

第三，仲裁庭的收费。2018年《规则》延续了HKIAC一贯的双轨制，即当事人可选择按争议金额或按小时费率支付仲裁庭的收费。这也是HKIAC的特色机制之一，旨在赋予当事人更多的自主权，按需选择适合其的收费方式。若当事方无法于被申请人收到仲裁通知之日起30日内就仲裁庭的收费方式达成一致，则仲裁庭应适用小时费率的收费方式。仲裁员的小时费率原则上不得超过6,500港币，除各方另行同意或HKIAC在特殊情形下另作决定。

(3) The Arbitral Tribunal’s Fees. The 2018 Rules preserve HKIAC’s dual fee structure which allows the parties to pay the arbitral tribunal on the basis of hourly rates or based on the amount in dispute. The dual fee structure is one of HKIAC’s many distinctive features and provides the parties autonomy to choose the appropriate fee method. If the parties fail to agree on the applicable method within 30 days of the date on which Respondent receives the Notice of Arbitration, the arbitral tribunal’s fees shall be determined in accordance with hourly rate. The maximum agreed hourly rate of an arbitrator is HKD 6,500 per hour unless the parties agree or HKIAC determines otherwise in exceptional circumstances.

紧急仲裁员费用

Emergency Administrative Fees

我们在之前的文章中就紧急仲裁员程序做了简单的介绍。这是一种协助当事人在仲裁庭组成前的紧急情况下寻求临时或保护性的救济的程序。2018年《规则》首次对紧急仲裁员可收取的总费用设定了上限。除非各方同意或HKIAC在特殊情况下另作决定，紧急仲裁员可收取的总费用上限目前为200,000港币。同时，原有的6,500港币的紧急仲裁员小时费率上限仍然适用。

We introduced the Emergency Arbitrator Procedure in our prior article. This is a mechanism which enables parties to an arbitration to seek interim relief in anemergency situation prior to the constitution of the arbitral tribunal. For the first time, the 2018 Rules set a cap on an Emergency Arbitrator’s total fees. In particular, under the 2018 Rules, unless the parties agree or HKIAC determines otherwise in exceptional circumstances, the cap for an Emergency Arbitrator’s total fees shall be limited to HKD 200,000. At the same time, the maximum hourly of an arbitrator set out above (i.e., HKD 6,500 per hour) also applies to Emergency Arbitrators.

第三方资助费用

Third-Party Funding

仲裁当事人接受案外第三方资助，在香港已经不存在法律上的障碍，然而由此导致的一个问题是，仲裁庭是否可以裁定败诉方承担第三方资助的收费？为避免争议的产生，2018年《规则》首次明确允许仲裁庭在确定和分配仲裁费用的时候考虑任何第三方资助的安排。

Hong Kong law allows the parties to an arbitration to be funded by a third party. However, a related issue is whether the arbitral tribunal may order the losing side to bear the third party funding fees. To avoid disputes on this issue, the 2018 Rules expressly allow an arbitral tribunal to take into account any third party funding arrangement in determining all or part of the costs of the arbitration.

2018年《规则》的全文可点击 "阅读全文" 获得，并将以多种语言发布。

The full text of the 2018 Rules is available (in various languages) “阅读全文”. 

Author: Qiqi Wei (Counsel of HKIAC)

作者: 卫绮骐 (香港国际仲裁中心法律顾问)