Hong Kong Ordinances

ARBITRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 21

Taxation of arbitrator's or umpire's fees

(1) If in any case an arbitrator or umpire refuses to deliver his award except
on payment of the fees demanded by him, the Court may, on an application for
the purpose, order that the arbitrator or umpire shall deliver the award to
the applicant on payment into court by the applicant of the fees demanded, and
further that the fees demanded shall be taxed by the taxing officer and that
out of the money paid into court there shall be paid out to the arbitrator or
umpire by way of fees such sum as may be found reasonable on taxation and that
the balance of the money, if any, shall be paid out to the applicant.

(2) An application for the purposes of this section may be made by any party
to the reference unless the fees demanded have been fixed by a written
agreement between him and the arbitrator or umpire.

(3) A taxation of fees under this section may be reviewed in the same manner
as a taxation of costs.

(4) The arbitrator or umpire shall be entitled to appear and be heard on any
taxation or review of taxation under this section. [cf. 1950 c. 27 s. 19 U.K.]