Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, a party may request, within 30 days after receipt of the arbitral award, the arbitral tribunal to make an additional arbitral award as to the claims presented in the arbitral proceedings but omitted from the arbitral award.
§ 1297.334.Time For Requesting Additional Award
Title 9.3. Arbitration and Conciliation of International Commercial Disputes · Chapter 6. Making of Arbitral Award and Termination of Proceedings · Article 6. Correction and Interpretation of Awards and Additional Awards · Enacted 1988 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1297.334 lets a party, unless the parties agreed otherwise, ask the arbitral tribunal within 30 days of receiving the award to issue an additional award on a claim that was presented during the proceedings but left out of the award.
Full Text of § 1297.334
Plain-English Summary
Sometimes a tribunal decides most of a case but overlooks one claim the parties presented along the way. This section gives a party a way to close that gap rather than starting a new case or living with an incomplete award. Unless the parties agreed to handle it differently, a party has 30 days after receiving the award to ask the tribunal to make an additional award on the omitted claim.
The request only reaches claims that were presented and pressed during the arbitration -- this isn't an opening to raise something new that was never part of the case. It's a safety valve for the tribunal's oversight, not an invitation to expand the dispute beyond what the parties already put before it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What can a party do if the tribunal's award skips a claim that was raised?
Request, within 30 days of receiving the award, that the tribunal issue an additional award on that omitted claim, unless the parties agreed otherwise.
Can a party use this section to raise a brand-new claim after the award?
No. The additional award only covers claims that were presented in the arbitral proceedings but left out of the award, not new claims.
What happens once a party makes this request?
Section 1297.335 requires the tribunal, if it finds the request justified, to make the additional award within 60 days of receiving the request.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 23, Sec. 1. Effective March 7, 1988.
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Also known as: additional arbitral award omitted claim30 day deadline request additional award