Sole Arbitrator or Three Arbitrators
Sole Arbitrator or Three Arbitrators
Different from the arbitration systems of most countries, the Chinese arbitration system specified only two types of arbitral tribunal, i.e., sole-arbitrator tribunal or three-arbitrator tribunal.
In the case of a sole-arbitrator tribunal, the sole arbitrator may be appointed by the claimant and the respondent by agreement or appointed by the chairman/president of the arbitration institute at the request of the claimant and the respondent.
In the case of a three-arbitrator tribunal, each of the claimant and the respondent may appoint, or request the chairman/president to appoint, an arbitrator, and the two arbitrators appointed will jointly appoint a third arbitrator to act as the presiding arbitrator.
If the claimant and/or the respondent fail to make an appointment, the chairman/president will make an appointment in their names.
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