The highlight of the seminar must have been the cautionary tale of the arbitration that nearly went awry thanks to warring party-appointed experts only to be saved by the tribunal appointed expert. The case studies used amply illustrated that the option of a tribunal appointed expert will likely remain infrequently used but that it can be a powerful remedy to sticky situations in an arbitration when the evidence before the tribunal simply cannot be understood easily. As was pointed out in the Q&A session, while a tribunal appointed expert means there is more expert evidence that the tribunal has to consider, it is an option to be considered when the evidence of the party appointed experts remain less than desirable. All in all, it was an enjoyable seminar which provided much food for thought.

           

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