As a rule, according to Article 533 of the New Code of civil procedure, ”making of a arbitration convention precludes, for the case, the competence of the courts of law”.Nevertheless, according to Article 554(2)(b) of the New Code of civil procedure, ”the court of law shall retain competence when … (b) the arbitration convention is null and void or ineffective”, and also under other specific provisions, the effects of the a...