Section II - Composition of the Arbitral Tribunal - Commentary on the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 2010: A Practitioner's Guide

Sophie Nappert is a dual-qualified lawyer in Canada and in the UK. She is an arbitrator in independent practice, based in London. Before becoming a full-time arbitrator, she was Head of International Arbitration at Denton Wilde Sapte.

Ms. Nappert is trained and has practised in both civil law and common law jurisdictions. She is ranked in Global Arbitration Review's Top 30 List of Female Arbitrators Worldwide and is listed in the International Who's Who of Commercial Arbitration.

She is a member of the UNCITRAL Working Group on International Commercial Arbitration and participated in the Working Group's review and development of the 2010 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.

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NUMBER OF ARBITRATORS

Revised UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules February 2010 Section II. Composition of the arbitral tribunal Article 7—Number of Arbitrators	UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 1976 Section II. Composition of the arbitral tribunal Article 5 – Number of Arbitrators
1. If the parties have not previously agreed on the number of arbitrators, and if within 30 days after the receipt by the respondent of the notice of arbitration the parties have not agreed that there shall be only one arbitrator, three arbitrators shall be appointed.	If the parties have not previously agreed on the number of arbitrators (i.e. one or three), and if within fifteen days after the receipt by the respondent of the notice of arbitration the parties have not agreed that there shall be only one arbitrator, three arbitrators shall be appointed.
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, if no other parties have responded to a proposal to appoint a sole arbitrator within the time limit provided for in paragraph 1 and the party or parties concerned have failed to appoint a second arbitrator in accordance with article 9 or article 10, the appointing authority may, at the request of a party, appoint a sole arbitrator pursuant to the procedure provided for in article 8, paragraph 2, if it determines that, in view of the circumstances of the case, this is more appropriate.

Table of Contents:

Section II – Composition of the Arbitral Tribunal Article 7—Number of Arbitrators Articles 8 through 10—Appointment of Arbitrators Article 8—Appointment of a Sole Arbitrator: List Procedure Article 9—Appointment of Three Arbitrators Article 10—Multi-Party Cases Articles 11 through 13—Disclosure by and Challenge of Arbitrators Article 11—Disclosure Articles 12 and 13—Challenges Article 14—Replacement of an Arbitrator Article 15—Repetition of Hearings in the Event of the Replacement of an Arbitrator Article 16—Liability