The parties may submit with their statements all documents they consider to be relevant or may add a reference to the documents or other evidence they will submit.
§ 1297.232.Submission of Relevant Documents With Statements
Title 9.3. Arbitration and Conciliation of International Commercial Disputes · Chapter 5. Manner and Conduct of Arbitration · Article 6. Statements of Claim and Defense · Enacted 1988 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1297.232 lets the parties attach to their statements of claim or defense any documents they think are relevant, or point instead to documents or other evidence they intend to submit later.
Full Text of § 1297.232
Plain-English Summary
This section gives the parties flexibility in how they back up the claim or defense described in Section 1297.231. They may submit the documents they consider relevant right along with the statement itself, front-loading the evidentiary record from the outset.
Or they may take a lighter approach and just add a reference to documents or other evidence they plan to submit down the line, without attaching everything up front. Either method satisfies the section, leaving the choice of pace and detail to the parties rather than forcing a single rigid format on every case.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do the parties have to attach every document to their statement of claim or defense?
No. Section 1297.232 lets them either submit the documents they consider relevant or just reference documents or other evidence they will submit later.
Which section requires the underlying statement of claim or defense?
Section 1297.231, which sets out what the statements themselves must contain.
Can a party change its mind and submit different documents later?
Section 1297.233 allows a party to amend or supplement its claim or defense during the proceedings, unless the tribunal considers the amendment inappropriate given the delay in making it.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 23, Sec. 1. Effective March 7, 1988.
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Last verified July 29, 2026.
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