2-1 The recovering company initiates arbitration by filing via AF's website. Evidence must be attached to the filing when it is submitted.
Every arbitrator must be and remain impartial and independent of the parties involved in the arbitration. Before appointment or confirmation, a prospective arbitrator shall sign a statement of acceptance, availability, impartiality and independence.
(2) An arbitration agreement may be in the form of an arbitration clause in a contract or in the form of a separate agreement. (3) An arbitration agreement shall be in writing. (c) an exchange of statements of claim and defence in which the existence of the agreement is alleged by one party and not denied by the other.
From this humble beginning, commercial arbitration has grown and today it is formalised and anchored on fundamental principles, namely, principle of party autonomy, principle of arbitrability, principle of separability, principle of judicial nonintervention and doctrine/principle of kompetenz-kompetenz.
To give you an idea of the process that arbitration typically involves, the American Arbitration Association describes artibtration as having five main steps: Filing and initiation. Arbitrator selection. Preliminary hearing. Information exchange and preparation. Hearings. Post hearing submissions. Award.
What is the monetary limit for the Special Arbitration Forum? Compulsory arbitration is applicable to a maximum of $250,000 contribution sought per claim. Claims for separate parties arising out of the same accident, occurrence, or event are considered separate claims.
1 of Act 49 of 1996. A reference to arbitration shall not be permissible in respect of- (a) any matrimonial cause or any matter incidental to any such cause; or (b) any matter relating to status.
Every arbitrator must be and remain impartial and independent of the parties involved in the arbitration. Before appointment or confirmation, a prospective arbitrator shall sign a statement of acceptance, availability, impartiality and independence.
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