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„ProblemyPrawaPrywatnegoMiędzynarodowego”.T.11
Red.MaksymilianPazdan.Katowice2012,s.9128
PraceNaukoweUniwersytetuŚląskiegonr3022
StanisławSołtysiński*
Związaniezapisemnasądpolubowny
iorzeczeniemarbitrażowym
członkówzgrupowaniaspółek,
ichwspólnikówiinteresariuszy
Abstract:Thepaperdiscussescaselawandopinionsoflegalcommentatorsonthegrow-
ingphenomenonofextensionofrightsandobligationsarisingunderagreementstoar-
bitrateandarbitralawardstomembersofgroupofcompanies,theirshareholdersand
stakeholderswhoarenotsignatoriesoftheagreementtoarbitrate.
Attheoutsetofthepaper,theauthorarguesthatthegroupofcompany’sdoctrine
constitutesjustoneexampleofaliberaltrendofwideningtherealmofarbitrabilityand
jurisdictionofarbitrationtribunals.Theauthorpointsoutthatthistrendcannotbe
explainedonlyintermsofrequirementsofmodernbusinessbut1atleasttocertainex-
tent1bytheinabilityofthecourtsystemtocopewiththegrowingnumberoflitigations
andtheeconomicinterestsofthearbitrationcommunity(i.e.arbitrators,legalcounsels
andotherprovidersofservicesinthefieldoftheprivatesystemofdisputeresolution).
Thepaperanalyseslegaltheoriesaimedatjustifyingextensionofarbitrationagree-
mentsandarbitralawardstothenon-signatories(i.e.impliedcontract,piercingcorporate
veil,ostensibleauthority,alteregodoctrine,etc.).Theauthoropinesthatnoneofthese
theoriesjustifyadeparturefromthebasicprinciplethatthetouchstoneofarbitrationis
afreelynegotiatedagreementofthepartiestoarbitrate.Thisprinciplealsoappliesto
asituationwhenathirdpartyintendstojoinanexistingagreementtoarbitrate.Bind-
ingnon-signatoriesbyanarbitrationagreementisconceivableintheeventthelawmak-
erssodecideinjustifiedcircumstances(e.g.Art.1163oftheCodeofCivilProcedure).
Theauthoralsoadvocatesthattheconceptofcollateralestoppelshouldbeimple-
mentedinthePolishCodeofCivilProcedureinordertoextendtheprincipleofresin‑
dicatatopersonshavingsufficientcommonalityofinterestswiththepartiestoafinal
courtorarbitraljudgement.
Keywords:agreementtoarbitrate,ostensibleauthority,non-signatories,groupofcom-
paniesdoctrine,alteregoandpiercingofcorporateveil,collateralestoppel,pactumin
favoremtertii
*Prof.drhab.,Uniwersytetim.AdamaMickiewiczawPoznaniu.
