Sole-arbitrato​r Tribunal or Three-arbitrator Tribunal

Sole-arbitrator Tribunal or Three-arbitrator Tribunal

The PRC Arbitration Law specifies two arbitration structures: sole-arbitrator tribunal or three-arbitrator tribunal, which is different from the compositional strictures of arbitral tribunals in most countries and regions.

When an arbitral tribunal is composed of a sole arbitrator, the sole arbitrator should be selected by both disputing parties by agreement or appointed by the president of the arbitration commission at the joint request of both disputing parties.

When an arbitral tribunal is composed of three arbitrators, each disputing party should appoint, or should request the president to appoint, an arbitrator, and the third arbitrator to act as the presiding arbitrator should be jointly selected by the two arbitrators appointed.

If the claimant and/or the respondent fail to make an appointment within the time period specified in the applicable arbitration rules, the chairman will make an appointment on their behalf.