Common use of Preliminary Meeting Clause in Contracts

Preliminary Meeting. (i) Within 6 weeks of being appointed or so soon thereafter as may be reasonable in the circumstances, the Arbitrator shall convene a preliminary meeting with the parties for the purpose of giving directions as to the manner in which the arbitration is to be conducted. (ii) The Arbitrator may dispense with the requirement for a preliminary meeting if the represented parties agree a consent order for directions which the Arbitrator is willing to approve. For the purposes of obtaining such approval, the Arbitrator must be provided by the contractors or their representatives with a brief summary of the case in the form of a check list, any other party providing such comments as they deem appropriate so that the Arbitrator is placed in a position to decide whether to approve the consent order. (iii) In determining the manner in which the arbitration is to be conducted, the Arbitrator shall have regards to: (a) the interests of unrepresented parties; (b) whether some form of shortened and/or simplified procedure is appropriate including whether the arbitration may be conducted on documents only with concise written submissions; (c) the Overriding Objective set out in clause 2.

Preliminary Meeting. (ia) Within 6 weeks of being appointed or so soon thereafter as may be reasonable in the circumstances, the Arbitrator shall convene a preliminary meeting with the represented parties for the purpose of giving directions as to the manner in which the arbitration is to be conducted. (iib) The Arbitrator may dispense with the requirement for a preliminary meeting if the represented parties agree a consent order for directions which the Arbitrator is willing to approve. For the purposes purpose of obtaining such approval, the Arbitrator must be provided by the contractors or their representatives with a brief summary of the case in the form of a check list, any other party providing such comments as they deem appropriate so that the Arbitrator is placed in a position to decide whether to approve the consent order. (iiic) In determining the manner in which the arbitration is to be conducted, the Arbitrator shall have regards regard to: (ai) the interests of unrepresented parties; (bii) whether some form of shortened and/or simplified procedure is appropriate including whether the arbitration may be conducted on documents only with concise written submissions; (ciii) the Overriding Objective overriding objectives set out in clause 22 of the LSSA clauses.