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RSA 542:1 · Validity of Arbitration Agreements

Title
LV: PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL CASES
Chapter
542 · ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES
Status
current
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542:1 Validity of Arbitration Agreements. – A provision in any written contract to settle by arbitration a controversy thereafter arising out of such contract, or an agreement in writing to submit to arbitration any controversy existing at the time of the agreement to submit, shall be valid, irrevocable, and enforceable, save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any arbitration agreement between employers and employees, or between employers and associations of employees unless such agreement specifically provides that it shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter. Source. 1929, 147:1. RL 415:1. 1945, 191:1, eff. May 18, 1945.

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Source. 1929, 147:1. RL 415:1. 1945, 191:1, eff. May 18, 1945.

Source history

  • 1929, 147:1. RL 415:1
  • 1945, 191:1, eff. May 18, 1945

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  • 2026 HB1615 reference · effective 2027-01-01

    nding arbitration clause governing breach or dissolution. II. Where such a clause is included, courts shall limit review to the grounds for vacating an arbitration award under RSA 542. III. No party may seek equitable relief outside the terms of the agreement. 457-B:7 Legal Effect. I. A contract marriage, when formed and filed in accordance with this chapter, shall be recognized by the state

  • 2026 HB1615-FN reference · effective 2027-01-01

    nding arbitration clause governing breach or dissolution. II. Where such a clause is included, courts shall limit review to the grounds for vacating an arbitration award under RSA 542. III. No party may seek equitable relief outside the terms of the agreement. 457-B:7 Legal Effect. I. A contract marriage, when formed and filed in accordance with this chapter, shall be recognized by the state

  • 2026 SB558 reference · effective 2026-07-01

    s of the conclusion of the resolution process. The administrator's decision regarding the claim shall be final and non-appealable, and the provisions of RSA 542:8, RSA 542:9, and RSA 542:10 shall not apply, provided, however, that either the claimant or the AG designee may request the administrator to reconsider a decision on grounds that it contains mathematical mistakes, miscalculations, or a scrivener's

  • 2025 HB2 reference

    on to the parties within 14 days of the conclusion of the resolution process. The administrator's decision regarding the claim shall be final and non-appealable, and the provisions of RSA 542:8, RSA 542:9, and RSA 542:10 shall not apply, provided, however, that either the claimant or the AG designee may request the administrator to reconsider a decision on grounds that it contains mathematical mistakes, miscalculations, or a s

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