ICC Dossiers Volume 8

and#8220;An arbitration is only as good as the arbitratorand#8221;. This frequently used maxim acts as an invitation to use arbitration but also as a scarecrow warning users off arbitration.

Disputing parties are of course free to choose their arbitration tribunal, which allows them to begin an arbitration with a certain tranquillity. Once the arbitration has begun, should the parties become concerned if the arbitratorsand#8217; qualities do not meet their expectations? Unlike court judgments, arbitral awards are not subject to ordinary...