Common use of Conduct of Hearings Clause in Contracts

Conduct of Hearings. 7.5.1. The Arbitrator will hear Your Claim in private. The only people entitled to attend the hearing are: 7.5.1.1. You and any person of Your choice to assist You; 7.5.1.2. the Manufacturer’s representative and any person of his or her choice to provide assistance; 7.5.1.3. any persons who are required by You or by the Manufacturer to give evidence as witnesses as set out in the exchange of information in Section 8.5; 7.5.1.4. the Arbitrator; and 7.5.1.5. at the discretion of the Arbitrator, either a representative from the Provincial Administrator or from the CAMVAP national office. 7.5.2. You may be represented by legal counsel if You wish to do so. If You are going to be represented by legal counsel, You must indicate this in the appropriate section on the Claim Form. All expenses associated with the attendance of Your legal counsel are Your responsibility. The Manufacturer may be represented by legal counsel, at its own expense, and must give You notice of the attendance of its legal counsel as part of the exchange of documents under Section 8. 7.5.3. The Arbitrator can, if requested by either Party, adjourn the hearing after it has started. If the Arbitrator agrees to adjourn the hearing, it must be rescheduled not more than fifteen (15) Days after the original hearing date, unless the Arbitrator is satisfied that there are appropriate reasons for adjourning the hearing to a later date. 7.5.4. If any Party fails to attend the hearing, the Arbitrator will adjourn the hearing to a new date. In doing this, the Arbitrator can impose such conditions as are appropriate in the circumstances. The Provincial Administrator will give the Parties fourteen (14) Days written notice of the rescheduled hearing date. If the Party who previously failed to attend the hearing fails to do so again on the rescheduled date, the Arbitrator may proceed with the hearing in the absence of the Party who has failed to attend.