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International Arbitration Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · International Commercial Arbitration
International Arbitration Act · 2024 Revised Edition · Part · International Commercial Arbitration
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If all parties to any arbitral proceedings consent in writing and for so long as no party has withdrawn his consent in writing, an arbitrator or umpire may act as a conciliator.
party
“party” means a party to an arbitration agreement or, in any case where an arbitration does not involve all of the parties to the arbitration agreement, means a party to the arbitration.
International Arbitration
An arbitrator or umpire acting as conciliator —
may communicate with the parties to the arbitral proceedings collectively or separately; and
shall treat information obtained by him from a party to the arbitral proceedings as confidential, unless that party otherwise agrees or unless subsection (3) applies.
Where confidential information is obtained by an arbitrator or umpire from a party to the arbitral proceedings during conciliation proceedings and those proceedings terminate without the parties reaching agreement in settlement of their dispute, the arbitrator or umpire shall before resuming the arbitral proceedings disclose to all other parties to the arbitral proceedings as much of that information as he considers material to the arbitral proceedings.
No objection shall be taken to the conduct of arbitral proceedings by any person solely on the ground that he had acted previously as a conciliator in accordance with this section.
party
“party” means a party to an arbitration agreement or, in any case where an arbitration does not involve all of the parties to the arbitration agreement, means a party to the arbitration.