Alternative Dispute Resolution
Apr. 27, 2013
Is disclosure still required if there is no there, there?
The California Arbitration Act requires an arbitrator to "disclose all matters that could cause a person aware of the facts to reasonably entertain a doubt that the proposed neutral would be able to be impartial." By Alan Ribakoff
Alan Ribakoff
Arbitrator, PMA
Section 1281.9 (a) of the California Arbitration Act requires a proposed neutral arbitrator to "disclose all matters that could cause a person aware of the facts to reasonably entertain a doubt that the proposed neutral would be able to be impartial." The required disclosures under the act specifically include any ground specified in Code of Civil Procedure Section 170.1 for disqualification of a judge. Section 170.1(C)(6)(iii) of the C...
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