The article is devoted to the classification of models of arbitration regulation. The author identifies liberal, neutral and conservative models of arbitration. The reasons for the transition from one regulatory model to another are revealed. At the same time, special attention is paid to the characteristics of legal and technical techniques that the legislator uses to implement a particular model. The conservative model of arbitration, which is currently rooted in the Russian legal order, is also emphsized. The author states the negative aspects of the reform, which resulted in the implementation of a conservative model of arbitration.