Common use of General Understandings Clause in Contracts

General Understandings. a) The parties will make all representations at the hearing without legal counsel. b) The arbitrator will set time limits for both parties to make opening statements, present evidence, cross examine, have rebuttal and closing arguments. The hearing format will not exceed eight (8) hours. It is at the arbitrator's discretion to shorten such times. c) All decisions by the arbitrator are without precedent or prejudice to future proceedings unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties and shall not be produced at any other internal or external hearing for any reason whatsoever. d) The Union and Company agree to each remit to the Purolator Internal Arbitration fund, a fee of five hundred ($500.00) dollars per case referred to the Internal Arbitration process described herein. The arbitrator's fees will be paid for from this fund. In the event there are insufficient funds to cover the arbitrator's fees, the parties will bear the cost equally. At the expiry of the Collective Agreement all funds will be divided equally between the Company and the Union unless it is mutually agreed otherwise.

General Understandings. a) The parties will make all representations at the hearing without legal counsel. b) The arbitrator will set time limits for both parties to make opening statements, present evidence, cross examine, and have rebuttal and closing arguments. The hearing format will not exceed eight (8) hours. It is at the arbitrator's discretion to shorten such times. c) All decisions by the arbitrator are without precedent or prejudice to future proceedings unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties and shall not be produced at any other internal or external hearing for any reason whatsoever. d) The Union and Company agree to each remit to the Purolator Internal Arbitration fund, a fee of five hundred ($500.00) dollars per case referred to the Internal Arbitration process described herein. The arbitrator's fees will be paid for from this fund. In the event there are insufficient funds to cover the arbitrator's fees, the parties will bear the cost equally. At the expiry of the Collective Agreement all funds will be divided equally between the Company and the Union unless it is mutually agreed otherwise.