The phrase "a situation arising" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an event or circumstance that comes into existence or occurs unexpectedly.
Example: "In the event of a situation arising that requires immediate attention, please contact the manager."
Alternatives: "an issue occurring" or "a circumstance developing".
Just imagine for a moment a situation arising where Charles is king and he is publicly advocating a particular policy on, say, health.
"We have made a number of detailed recommendations to prevent such a situation arising again.
Can't we imagine a situation arising that makes it true that one or other of the horses competing in a race will win, but which neither makes it true that one of the horses in particular will win nor makes it true that another will (Read 2000; Restall 2009)?
One of the events to occur during the period was the Black Day of the General Assembly, a situation arising from Governor Isaac P. Gray's desire to be elected to the United States Senate.
When a situation arises in which you'd usually use that word, don't.
But misgivings were not silenced, and a situation arose that revived the Middle Eastern scheme in a new if attenuated form.
"I think he would make a decision when a situation arises," said Hasan Askari Rizvi, a leading Pakistani military analyst, referring to militants openly confronting the government.
In practice, both systems work side-by-side, but every so often a situation arises that highlights the contradictions between the two.
"I've never had to use it, but I want to make sure if a situation arises where it needs to be used, it is close".
But investors have become much more nervous about the capacity of banks to take larger losses on Italian, Spanish, Irish or Portuguese debt, should such a situation arise.
"They just said: 'Keep playing rugby.' Everyone knows what happened, and if such a situation arose again I'd manage it differently.
