INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC ARBITRATION IN SWITZERLAND

Contents XVI 3. Timeliness of a challenge ...................................................................322 a. Arbitrations under Part 3 CCP......................................................322 b. Arbitrations under Chap.12 PILA ................................................324 c. Duty of inquiry.............................................................................325 d. Miscellaneous...............................................................................327 4. Waiver of the right to challenge .........................................................327 IV. Challenge procedure .................................................................................328 1. Priority of party autonomy .................................................................328 2. Request for challenge .........................................................................329 3. Decision on the challenge...................................................................330 a. Jurisdiction ...................................................................................330 b. Time-limit ....................................................................................332 c. Applicable procedural rules..........................................................332 4. Effects of a challenge on the arbitral proceedings ..............................333 V. Judicial review of decisions on challenge .................................................334 1. Decision of a private authority on a challenge....................................334 2. Decision of a state court on a challenge..............................................337 VI. Consequences of a challenge ....................................................................339 § 12 Removal of arbitrators........................................................................................340 I. Removal by agreement of the parties........................................................340 II. Removal by a designated authority or the state court................................341 § 13 Resignation of an arbitrator................................................................................345 I. Admissibility and conditions of resignation..............................................345 II. Decision on the validity of resignation .....................................................346 III. Consequences of resignation.....................................................................347 § 14 Replacement of an arbitrator ..............................................................................350 I. Requirements for replacement ..................................................................350 II. Replacement procedure.............................................................................350 III. Stay of the arbitral proceedings ................................................................352 IV. Decision on repetition of procedural steps................................................353 V. Continuation of proceedings without replacement....................................354 § 15 Relationship between arbitrators and parties......................................................356 I. Legal nature ..............................................................................................356 1. Contractual basis ( receptum arbitri )...................................................356 2. Statutory basis ....................................................................................357 II. Applicable law..........................................................................................358 III. Rights and obligations of arbitrators .........................................................359 1. Duties of care, diligence and expedition.............................................359 2. Obligation to perform personally........................................................360 3. Duty to disclose potential conflicts of interests ..................................360