CHAPTER V 
THE ARBITRATOR 
t. Who May Act as Arbitrators. 
2. Bias or Partiality. 
3. Waiver of Disqualifications. 
4. Partisans or Advocates as Arbitrators. 
5. Fraud and Misconduct. 
5. Technical Competence. : 
7. Powers of Arbitrators. 
3. Selection of Arbitrator by the Parties. | 
90. Selection by the Court. 
10. Selection of Additional Arbitrator or 
Umpire. 
Notice of Appointment. 
Importance of Standing Panels. 
Substitutions. 
Termination of Authority. 
Personal Liability of an Arbitrator. 
It is unquestionably true, as experience has proved, that the success 
or failure of an arbitration depends largely upon the arbitrators. By 
success is meant an impartial proceeding and a just award which 
inspires respect and confidence on the part of all persons concerned in 
the arbitration. 
When an agreement to arbitrate is entered into, the qualifications of 
arbitrators and their selection for a particular case or as members of 
an arbitration board are, therefore, matters which should generally 
occupy the attention of the parties to a controversy. | 
In making a selection of arbitrators to settle a particular controversy, 
the parties are participating in an event, the importance of which 
extends beyond their immediate interests; and arbitrators engaged in 
determining a dispute occupy a more responsible place in business or 
public affairs than is indicated by a particular controversy. When 
they conduct a proceeding with integrity and render a just award, they 
not only render justice as between the parties but they contribute to the 
maintenance of commercial peace and to the improvement of personal 
relations within the trade. They increase the prestige of arbitration 
and they add to the dignity of the office; and, by increasing confidence 
in the remedy of arbitration, they advance its general use. This ever 
widening circle of influence gradually improves trade practices and 
relationships throughout commerce. 
Parties, therefore, have a choice: They may select persons to act as 
impartial and upright judges with a view to obtaining a just decision, 
having in mind the benefit of such a decision to their own trade or to 
commerce generally; or they may choose partisans or ill qualified 
persons in the hope of gaining a personal advantage, thereby restricting 
the benefits of arbitration.