North Carolina General Statutes
Article 45C - Revised Uniform Arbitration Act.
§ 1-569.25 - Judgment on award; attorneys' fees and litigation expenses.

1-569.25. Judgment on award; attorneys' fees and litigation expenses.
(a) Upon granting an order confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying, or correcting an award, the court shall enter a judgment in conformity with the order. The judgment may be recorded, docketed, and enforced as any other judgment in a civil action.
(b) A court may allow reasonable costs of the motion and subsequent judicial proceedings.
(c) On motion of a prevailing party to a contested judicial proceeding under G.S. 1-569.22, 1-569.23, or 1-569.24, the court may award reasonable attorneys' fees and other reasonable expenses of litigation incurred in a judicial proceeding after the award is made to a judgment confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying, or correcting an award. (1927, c. 94, ss. 19, 21; 1973, c. 676, s. 1; 2003-345, s. 2.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure

Article 45C - Revised Uniform Arbitration Act.

§ 1-569.1 - Definitions.

§ 1-569.2 - Notice.

§ 1-569.3 - When Article applies.

§ 1-569.4 - Effect of agreement to arbitrate; nonwaivable provisions.

§ 1-569.5 - Application for judicial relief.

§ 1-569.6 - Validity of agreement to arbitrate.

§ 1-569.7 - Motion to compel or stay arbitration.

§ 1-569.8 - Provisional remedies.

§ 1-569.9 - Initiation of arbitration.

§ 1-569.10 - Consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings.

§ 1-569.11 - Appointment of arbitrator; service as a neutral arbitrator.

§ 1-569.12 - Disclosure by arbitrator.

§ 1-569.13 - Action by majority.

§ 1-569.14 - Immunity of arbitrator; competency to testify; attorneys' fees and costs.

§ 1-569.15 - Arbitration process.

§ 1-569.16 - Representation by lawyer.

§ 1-569.17 - Witnesses; subpoenas; depositions; discovery.

§ 1-569.18 - Judicial enforcement of preaward ruling by arbitrator.

§ 1-569.19 - Award.

§ 1-569.20 - Change of award by arbitrator.

§ 1-569.21 - Remedies; fees and expenses of arbitration proceeding.

§ 1-569.22 - Confirmation of award.

§ 1-569.23 - Vacating award.

§ 1-569.24 - Modification or correction of award.

§ 1-569.25 - Judgment on award; attorneys' fees and litigation expenses.

§ 1-569.26 - Jurisdiction.

§ 1-569.27 - Venue.

§ 1-569.28 - Appeals.

§ 1-569.29 - Uniformity of application and construction.

§ 1-569.30 - Relationship to federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

§ 1-569.31 - Short title.