Awards. — Delaware Code § 5808
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§ 5808. Awards.
(a) A final award must be in writing and signed by an arbitrator, must be provided to each party to an arbitration, and must include a form of judgment for entry under § 5810 of this title. Unless otherwise provided in an agreement, an arbitrator may make any award, whether legal or equitable in nature, deemed appropriate by the arbitrator. Unless otherwise provided in an agreement, an arbitrator may make in a final award rulings on any issue of law that the arbitrator considers relevant to an arbitration.
(b) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, an arbitrator shall issue a final award within the time fixed by an agreement or, if not so fixed, within 120 days of the arbitrator’s acceptance of the arbitrator’s appointment.
(c) Parties to an arbitration may extend the time for the final award by unanimous consent in writing either before or after the expiration of that time, but the extension may not exceed, whether singly or in the aggregate, 60 days after the expiration of the period set by subsection (b) of this section.
80 Del. Laws, c. 6, § 1;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Delaware Code § 5808
- Jurisdiction: Delaware
- Code: Delaware Code
- Subject: Awards.
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