The Mexico City National Chamber of Commerce reminds you that commercial

disputes may be solved through commercial arbitration, provided the contracts include

a clause reading as follows:

"Any litigation, dispute or claim resulting from this contract or related to this contract, its non-compliance, revocation or nullity, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the of the Mexico City National Chamber of Commerce, in effect at the time of its commencement."

The parties are advised to consider adding the following:

a) The number of arbitrators shall be ... (one or three)

b) The place of arbitration shall be ... (city or country)

c) The language (or the languages) which shall be used in the arbitration proceedings shall be ...

d) The substantive law applicable to the dispute shall be ...

Model mediation clause

The Mexico City National Chamber of Commerce reminds you that commercial disputes can be solved by mediation by including in your contracts the following clause:

"There, in the event of a dispute arising out of or relating to this contract, the parties wish to seek an amicable settlement of that dispute by mediation, the mediation shall take place in accordance with the Mexico City National Chamber of Commerce Mediation Rules, in effect at the time of its commencement."

Model dispute resolution clause

Any litigation, dispute or claim resulting from this contract or related to this contract, its non-compliance, revocation or nullity, shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Mexico City National Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Rules, in effect at the time of its commencement.

Immediately after the arbitration begins, the parties may seek an amicable solution of that dispute by mediation, which shall take place in accordance with the Mexico City National Chamber of Commerce Mediation Rules, in effect at the time of its commencement. The Commercial Mediation and Arbitration Commission of the Mexico City National Chamber of Commerce shall have the authority to appoint the mediator or mediators. The mediator will be a different person from the arbitrator or arbitrators and cannot be the arbitrator in such proceedings.

If the parties agree on a settlement of the dispute the arbitrator shall record the settlement in the form of an arbitral award on the terms agreed by the parties.