Common use of Preliminary Objections Clause in Contracts

Preliminary Objections. Without prejudice to a Tribunal’s authority to address other questions as a preliminary objection, a Tribunal shall address and decide as a preliminary question any objection by the disputing Party that, as a matter of law, a claim submitted is not a claim for which an award in favour of the disputing investor may be made under this Chapter, including that a dispute is not within the competence of the Tribunal, or that a claim is manifestly without legal merit.