Justifiable Ground for the Independence or impartiality of the Arbitrator: Arbitrator’s relationship with the parties or counsel

Justifiable Ground for the Independence or impartiality  of the Arbitrator:

THE SEVENTH SCHEDULE

 [See Section 12(5)]

 Arbitrator’s relationship with the parties or counsel

 1. The arbitrator is an employee, consultant, advisor or has any other past or present business relationship with a party.

 2. The arbitrator currently represents or advises one of the parties or an affiliate of one of the parties

. 3. The arbitrator currently represents the lawyer or law firm acting as counsel for one of the parties.

 4. The arbitrator is a lawyer in the same law firm which is representing one of the parties

. 5. The arbitrator is a manager, director or part of the management, or has a similar controlling influence, in an affiliate of one of the parties if the affiliate is directly involved in the matters in dispute in the arbitration.

 6. The arbitrator’s law firm had a previous but terminated involvement in the case without the arbitrator being involved himself or herself.

 7. The arbitrator’s law firm currently has a significant commercial relationship with one of the parties or an affiliate of one of the parties.

 8. The arbitrator regularly advises the appointing party or an affiliate of the appointing party even though neither the arbitrator nor his or her firm derives a significant financial income therefrom.

 9. The arbitrator has a close family relationship with one of the parties and in the case of companies with the persons in the management and controlling the company.

 10. A close family member of the arbitrator has a significant financial interest in one of the parties or an affiliate of one of the parties.

 1 l.The arbitrator is a legal representative of an entity that is a party in the arbitration.

 12. The arbitrator is a manager, director or part of the management, or has a similar controlling influence in one of the parties.

 13. The arbitrator has a significant financial interest in one of the parties or the outcome of the case.

 14. The arbitrator regularly advises the appointing party or an affiliate of the appointing party, and the arbitrator or his or her firm derives a significant financial income therefrom.

• The Seventh Schedule:-Arbitration Act 2015, Justifiable ground for the independence or impartiality of the Arbitrator
•   Arbitrator’s direct or indirect interest in the dispute

• Relationship between arbitrator and party and others involved in the arbitration Matters.

• Arbitrator’s relationship with the parties or counsel

•  Relationship of the arbitrator to the dispute
•  Previous services for one of the parties or other involvement in the case of arbitration Matter