upon the third arbitrator within the period, the Appointing Authority shall, at the
request of the Licensed Operator, make such appointment.
If the operator fails to appoint an arbitrator on its part, the application for
arbitration shall be deemed null and void.
(c)
The application for referring the dispute to the Arbitration Panel may be
submitted by more than one Licensed Operator, provided that the subject
matter of the dispute is one and the same. The arbitration applicants shall
agree upon choosing one arbitrator in the Arbitration Panel. They may request
that such arbitrator be appointed by the Appointing Authority.
ARTICLE 69
IMPARTIALITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE ARBITRATION PANEL
Arbitration Panel members shall be impartial and independent.
A selected member shall, prior to the approval of his appointment, disclose to the
Appointing Authority any circumstance likely to give rise to any matters or doubts as
to the member’s impartiality or independence.
ARTICLE 70
PUBLICATION OF THE DECISIONS OF THE ARBITRATION PANEL
The Authority shall publish the decisions issued by the Arbitration Panel in such way
as it deems appropriate.
ARTICLE 71
FINALITY OF THE DECISIONS OF THE ARBITRATION PANEL
Decisions issued by the Arbitration Panel are considered final and binding.
The original copy of the decision that determines the subject-matter of the dispute
shall only be submitted to the Clerks' Office of the court that has jurisdiction to
consider the claim within three days following the issue of such decision. The court
clerk shall prepare a summary report on such deposit and a copy thereof shall be
served on each of the two parties to the dispute.
Any concerned party may file an action to nullify the decision issued by the
Arbitration Panel before the court that has jurisdiction to consider the dispute, in the
circumstances and in accordance with the procedures provided for in Article 243 of
the Civil and Commercial Procedural Law.
Unless the court orders otherwise, the filing of a legal action to nullify such decision
shall not result in a stay of the execution of the decision.
-49Translation dated 12 April 2009
This is an unofficial translation of the Law. It is provided for information purposes only. Reliance may only be placed upon the
official Arabic version of the Law published in the Official Gazette of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Any comments on this translation
will be gratefully received by the Authority. Please email any comments to: contact@tra.org.bh