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Arbitration Clauses - Stewart McKelvey

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ARBITRATION CLAUSES<br />

Nova Scotia Commercial <strong>Arbitration</strong> Act (Cont’d)<br />

• Duties of arbitrator<br />

• 13 (1) An arbitrator shall be independent of the parties and impartial as<br />

between the parties.<br />

• (2) Before accepting an appointment as an arbitrator, a person shall<br />

disclose to all parties to the arbitration any circumstances of which that<br />

person is aware that may give rise to a reasonable apprehension of<br />

bias.<br />

• (3) An arbitrator who, during an arbitration, becomes aware of<br />

circumstances that may give rise to a reasonable apprehension of bias<br />

shall promptly disclose the circumstances to all the parties. 1999, c. 5,<br />

s. 13.<br />

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2013 Construction Seminar<br />

Copyright © 2011 <strong>Stewart</strong> <strong>McKelvey</strong>

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