How to Select an Arbitrator? Arbitration Series Ep. 5

Arbitrator John-Paul Boyd (John-Paul Boyd Arbitration Chambers) explains how to choose an arbitrator. When we hire lawyers, we expect them to be on our side. However, when we shop for arbitrators, we must remember we are not hiring them to be our advocate. We are hiring them to resolve our dispute in a fair and unbiased manner. John-Paul Boyd gives tips on how to select an arbitrator.
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Timestamps
0:28 How to select an arbitrator:

0:57 Most jurisdictions don’t have rules about who can hold themselves out as an arbitrator. Do your research before choosing one: Ask lawyers, internet searches, ask colleagues, search CanLii to make sure the arbitrator doesn’t have a trail of overturned cases.

3:17 Tips on what to ask when shopping for an arbitrator

4:00 Core responsibilities of arbitrator 1) be unbiased and appear to be unbiased and 2) provide a semblance of fundamental justice

4:50 There is no obligation for you to hire a specific arbitrator unless the court orders you to.

5:09 Lawyer arbitrators take their obligations very seriously; you can rely on them to disclose conflicts of interest regarding your dispute.

LINKS
Check out John-Paul Boyd's Guide to Arbitration "How family law arbitrators make decisions and how to help them make the decision you want" (John-Paul Boyd Arbitration Chambers, March 2021)

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SPEAKERS
Heather Hui-Litwin is Founder of Litigation Help.
John-Paul Boyd is Principal of John-Paul Boyd Arbitration Chambers