Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jul. 14, 2004
Counsel Must Carefully Note Full Disclosure by Arbitrators
Commercial arbitration practice, legislatively conceived as an alternative to litigation, initially used the knowledge and skills of those employed in a particular trade or occupation to arbitrate contractual disputes between two or more private parties.
Lawrence Waddington
Neutral JAMS
Email: waddington1@aol.com
Lawrence is a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge and former assistant attorney general for the state of California. He is author of "Disorder in the Court" at Amazon.com. He also edits the 9th Circuit blog, "The 9th Circuit Watch."
Commercial arbitration practice, legislatively conceived as an alternative to litigation, initially used the knowledge and skills of those employed in a particular trade or occupation to arbitrate contractual disputes between two or more private parties.
These arbitrators, readily familiar with customs and usages of a particular industry and often personally acquainted with the parties themselves, could understand idiosyncratic or indigenous business customs and practices without e...
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