I hereby undertake towards any party which will appoint me as an arbitrator that, when acting as an arbitrator, I shall:
- disclose any past, present or potential future professional or personal link of which I am aware with any of the parties, its stakeholders, managers, staff, any of its associated company and counsel and with my co- arbitrators;
- remain fully independent, impartial and neutral during such proceedings and for two years after the award;
bear in mind at any time that my fundamental task is to render justice, in compliance with the applicable law and/or rules;
- request the parties not to raise useless or totally ungrounded oppositions and motions, and not to behave in a delaying or obstructive way and I shall sanction such possible behavior, such as in the costs award;
send to the parties the attached List of Questions in order that they express their expectations as to the conduct of the proceedings;
invite the parties to enter into a stipulation covering procedure, time and costs;
- conduct the proceedings very diligently and with all due expedition and deliver the award (except in very extraordinary situations, which I will state and certify), within nine months after my appointment;
- ensure that the right of the parties
- to present their case,
- to call the relevant oral evidence,
- to examine and cross-examine the witnesses,
- as well as in respect of all relevant documentary evidence (the production of useless documents being subject to sanctions in terms of costs), be fully respected;
- to devote to the proceedings all the time which is necessary;
- to discharge personally my task as arbitrator;
- to treat in strict confidence the proceedings and anything which is said or produced in such proceedings, as well as the award; and
- respond to the Questionnaire as per attachment.
- to tax fees of Counsel for the victorious party (or of each party – if each of them will be ordered to bear its costs), up to a maximum of *** times (and, in very special circumstances to be stated and certified by myself, up to **** times), the fees which the parties have agreed or are due as to such proceedings to myself as sole arbitrator or as a member of the Arbitral Tribunal;