Compelling and Staying Arbitration in Florida | Practical Law

Compelling and Staying Arbitration in Florida | Practical Law

A Practice Note explaining how to request judicial assistance in Florida state court to compel or stay arbitration. This Note describes what issues counsel must consider before seeking judicial assistance and explains the steps counsel must take to obtain a court order compelling or staying arbitration in Florida. Due to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, many court rules and procedures were suspended or modified on a state-wide or court-by-court basis. Check Select State Courts Update: Impact of COVID-19 for the latest developments in this jurisdiction (such as court closures, trial continuances, deadline extensions, and remote appearance procedures).

Compelling and Staying Arbitration in Florida

Practical Law Practice Note w-010-4510 (Approx. 22 pages)

Compelling and Staying Arbitration in Florida

by John Upchurch, Lawrence Kolin, and Jeff Fleming, Upchurch Watson White & Max, with Practical Law Arbitration
Maintained • Florida, USA (National/Federal)
A Practice Note explaining how to request judicial assistance in Florida state court to compel or stay arbitration. This Note describes what issues counsel must consider before seeking judicial assistance and explains the steps counsel must take to obtain a court order compelling or staying arbitration in Florida. Due to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, many court rules and procedures were suspended or modified on a state-wide or court-by-court basis. Check Select State Courts Update: Impact of COVID-19 for the latest developments in this jurisdiction (such as court closures, trial continuances, deadline extensions, and remote appearance procedures).
We have revised this resource to refer to the Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration (Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin.), formerly known as the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration. Our editorial team is currently updating this resource’s links to the Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, which went into effect on March 1, 2021. In the meantime, you can access the Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration here.