The Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) was formed in 1979 to constitute an organisation to promote arbitration as a means of resolving disputes, to provide a body of competent and experienced arbitrators and ADR specialists for appointment as required, to assist arbitrators and ADR specialists in the efficient discharge of their duties, and to make arbitration and ADR more effective.
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The Code of Ethics
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An Arbitrator shall give full effect to the purpose and intent of an arbitration, whether such arbitration is conducted at common law or pursuant to any Legislation. |
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In accepting an appointment, the Arbitrator warrants that:- |
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2.1 he is able to perform the mandate given to him; |
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2.2 he has no interest or relationship with either of the parties, which has not been disclosed to the parties and to the Association; |
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2.3 he will act fairly in adjudicating the dispute. |
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An Arbitrator will conduct the arbitration:- |
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3.1 in such a manner as to promote the efficient conclusion thereof; |
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3.2 fairly and diligently. |
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If, after appointment of an Arbitrator, it comes to his attention that there exist facts or circumstances or events occur which could be construed as affecting his impartiality, an Arbitrator shall immediately disclose them to the parties and the Association. |
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An Arbitrator shall make his decision in a just and independent manner |
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An Arbitrator shall, at all times, exercise the utmost good faith and honour the relationship of trust and confidentiality implicit in his appointment. |
The Executive Committee
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The Executive Committee is elected by the Members. It administers the Association and decides matters of policy. Office bearers are the Honorary President, the Chairman and Vice-Chairman, the Executive Director and the Treasurer.
The Executive Director and The Secretariat
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The Executive Director, together with the Secretariat, implements policy decisions and sees to the daily running of the Association. The Secretariat deals with all matters from administering the Association's Education Programme to handling arbitration submissions, administering arbitrations, handling publication orders and answering questions.
The Committee of Correspondents
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The Association maintains, outside its membership, a loosely organised network of contacts with experts in arbitration, ADR and related fields, both in South Africa and abroad. It has two Honorary Vice-Presidents, H.E. Judge Bola A. Ajibola from Nigeria, and Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Boeckstiegel from Germany, who informally preside over the Association's Committee of Correspondents.
The George Quail Library
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The George Quail Library is housed at the offices of the Secretariat in Sandton and contains a variety of books and periodicals on arbitration and ADR, both national and international, and a full set of the Building Law Reports and the SA Law Reports. All Association Members are members of the Quail Library. Members perform their own research and may request the Secretariat to send them by fax or mail, at a modest price, copies of material available in the Quail Library.
Co-operation Agreements
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The Association has entered into cooperation agreements with various arbitration institutes, not only in Africa, but all over the world.
Among these are:The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and other Important Foreign Arbitration Bodies
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