SCC Express SCC Express Rules (2023)
SCC Express
SCC Express Rules (2023)
(1) Any party to a dispute may request that the Board appoints a neutral assessor (the “Neutral”) to evaluate in a prompt manner one, several, or all issues of fact or law relating to the dispute (an “Express Dispute Assessment” or “Assessment”). Such Assessment may be useful, for instance, where the parties are willing to reduce the scale of their process and forgo certain procedural steps in favour of time and cost efficiency.
(2) The Express Dispute Assessment requires the consent of all parties to the dispute. The parties can consent to the Assessment in an underlying agreement or at any other time.
(3) The Express Dispute Assessment is not conditioned upon an agreement to arbitrate under the rules of the SCC.
(4) Unless the parties agree otherwise, the findings of the Neutral are not binding. The parties may agree to make the findings of the Neutral contractually binding. Subject to the consent of the Neutral, the parties may also agree to appoint the Neutral as an arbitrator to confirm the findings in an arbitral award.
Source: SCC
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