Hong Kong Ordinances

ARBITRATION ORDINANCE - SECT 2GA

General responsibilities of arbitral tribunal

Conduct of Arbitration Proceedings

(1) When conducting arbitration proceedings or exercising any of the powers
conferred on it by this Ordinance or by the parties to any such proceedings,
an arbitral tribunal is required-

   (a)  to act fairly and impartially as between the parties, giving them a
        reasonable opportunity to present their cases and to deal with the
        cases of their opponents; and

   (b)  to use procedures that are appropriate to the particular case,
        avoiding unnecessary delay and expense, so as to provide a fair means
        for resolving the dispute to which the proceedings relate.

(2) When conducting arbitration proceedings, an arbitral tribunal is not bound
by the rules of evidence and can receive any evidence that it considers
relevant to the proceedings, but must give such weight to the evidence adduced
in the proceedings as it considers appropriate. (Added 75 of 1996 s. 7)