Rules of the Expedited Track
These Rules govern the expedited resolution of commercial disputes before the Karakorum International Arbitration Centre. They are written to be read by the parties themselves — short, in plain language, with every promise expressed as a deadline or a check the system enforces.
Article 1Scope
The Expedited Track applies to commercial disputes where the amount in dispute does not exceed USD 50,000 or its equivalent. Disputes above this amount are referred to the Standard Track by agreement of the parties.
Article 2Commencement
A case commences when the claimant files a statement of claim through the Centre's platform, identifying the parties, the amount in dispute, the contract concerned and the relief sought. The claimant may write in plain language; the Centre formalises the claim and the claimant confirms the formalised text.
Article 3Fees
| Amount in dispute | Flat fee |
|---|---|
| up to $5,000 | $300 |
| up to $10,000 | $500 |
| up to $25,000 | $1,200 |
| up to $50,000 | $2,500 |
The fee covers registration, preparation, the arbitrator and the award. If the case settles before the decision stage, half of the fee above $300 is returned. There is no hourly billing.
Article 4Notice and response
The Centre gives the respondent formal notice with secure access to the case within 3 days of admissibility. The respondent has 14 days from notice to file a statement of defence, with the same rights and tools as the claimant. Notice and its date are recorded in the case file.
Article 5Equality of the parties
Both parties receive identical deadlines, identical means of presenting evidence, and identical access to the case assistant. No submission of one party is shown to the other before both have had the opportunity to be heard on it.
Article 6Evidence
The Expedited Track is documents-only. Parties may submit contracts, correspondence, invoices, images and similar records through the platform. Each exhibit is numbered and visible to both parties and the arbitrator.
Article 7Confidential negotiation
From notice until the decision stage, each party may place sealed settlement offers. An offer is never visible to the other party. If the parties' offers cross, the case settles automatically at the midpoint of the two offers, and the settlement is recorded as an agreed termination.
Article 8Settlement proposal
The Centre may place a reasoned settlement proposal before the parties, stating an amount, its reasoning and payment terms. The proposal lapses after 7 days. Accepting requires both parties; declining carries no adverse inference of any kind.
Article 9Use of artificial intelligence
- AI systems of the Centre prepare the case: they review jurisdiction, organise evidence, and draft documents for human review. They do not decide.
- AI-drafted texts may cite only sources contained in the Centre's verified legal record. A citation that cannot be traced to that record is removed automatically and flagged to the arbitrator.
- Parties are informed of this use of AI at filing, and each AI action in a case is logged and retained.
- This Article follows the SVAMC Guidelines on the Use of AI in Arbitration (2024) and the CIArb Guideline (2025).
Article 10The draft award and human review
A draft award is prepared for the arbitrator, together with an enforceability scan under Article V of the New York Convention and a due-process checklist. The arbitrator reviews the draft line by line and may amend any part of it. The parties never see an unsigned draft.
Article 11The award
The award is made by a named human arbitrator and signed within 45 days of filing. Signature is technically blocked until the due-process checklist is satisfied: notice given, time to respond honoured, both parties heard on equal terms. Exceptions require written reasons, which form part of the record.
Article 12Appeal
Within 30 days of the award, either party may request review. Review is conducted afresh by a human arbitrator who did not make the original award. The award states the appeal deadline on its face.
Article 13Recognition and enforcement
Awards are made in Karakorum, Mongolia, and are enforceable in the contracting states of the 1958 New York Convention. An application to set aside an award before the Mongolian courts is subject to the time limits of the Law of Mongolia on Arbitration (2017).
Article 14Confidentiality and data
Proceedings are confidential. Case data is held with party access keys stored in protected form, an append-only event record, and daily off-site backup. Sealed offers are never disclosed to the other party, including after the case ends.
Article 15Seat, language, law
The seat of arbitration is Karakorum, Mongolia. Proceedings may be conducted in Mongolian or English; the official text of the award is Mongolian, with a certified English translation on request. The law applicable to the merits is the law chosen by the parties or, absent choice, determined under Mongolian conflict-of-laws rules.
Article 16Provisional character
These Rules are adopted for the pilot period of the Centre and may be amended. Cases are governed by the Rules in force at filing. The permanent Rules will be adopted upon establishment of the permanent arbitration institution under Article 7.3 of the Law of Mongolia on Arbitration.
Provisional Rules v1.0 · August 2026 · Official languages: Mongolian, English
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