Does the Issuance of an Award Before the Conclusion of an Arbitrator Challenge for Delay Frustrate the Challenge? – Guidance from Singapore and Hong Kong
and Alessa Pang, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Arbitrator challenges for inordinate delay can be awkward. However, what happens if the arbitrator decides to render an award before the challenge is concluded? Does rendering the award resolve the matter? Under Article 14(1) of the UNCITRAL Model Law (“Model Law”), an arbitrator’s mandate may be terminated…