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10 Del. C. § 5713 (2026)

Confirmation of an award

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The Court shall confirm an award upon complaint or application of a party in an existing case made within 1 year after its delivery to the party, unless within the time limits hereinafter imposed grounds are urged for vacating or modifying or correcting the award, in which case the Court shall proceed as provided in §§ 5714 and 5715 of this title.

10 Del. C. 1953, §  5713;  58 Del. Laws, c. 382, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1; 
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Cited in 6 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2016–2026 · leading case: LG Land, LLC v. Dream Finders Holdings, LLC (Del. Ch. 2026).
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LG Land, LLC v. Dream Finders Holdings, LLC (Del. Ch. 2026). · cites it 3× “Count I is an application for this Court to confirm KPMG’s decision as an arbitration award under 10 Del. C. § 5713. Count II, pled in the alternative, is a breach of contract claim alleging the defendants failed to pay what they owe.”
Astrum Fund I Manager, LP v. Silvie Maracci (Del. Ch. 2022). · cites it 2× “Under 10 Del. C. § 5713, the court “shall confirm an award upon complaint or application of a party in an existing case made within [one] year after its delivery 43 10 Del.”
SC&A Constr., Inc. v. Potter (Del. Ch. 2016). “10 Del. C. § 5713 provides the authority for this Court to confirm arbitration awards: The Court shall confirm an award upon complaint or application of a party in an existing case made within 1 year after its delivery to the party, unless within the time limits hereinafter…”
Serrala Americas, Inc. v. Current Lighting Solutions, LLC (Del. Ch. 2025). “5 But Serrala cites to this case at the motion to dismiss stage, where the Stempien court concluded only that plaintiff’s claims were reasonably conceivable.”
Driven Intermediate Holdings, Inc. v. Oswaldo Jimenez (Del. Ch. 2026). “¶¶ 76-88 (seeking confirmation of the Award under the Delaware Uniform Arbitration Act); see 10 Del. C. § 5713; see also Penton, 252 A.”
Berkley Rsch. Grp., LLC v. S. Advanced Materials, LLC (Del. Ch. 2026). “”54 In Delaware, “equitable tolling may apply: (1) where the defendant misled the plaintiff, (2) where the plaintiff was prevented from asserting his rights in some extraordinary way, and (3) where the plaintiff has timely asserted his rights mistakenly in the wrong forum.”
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