Practice question
A party appoints a representative to argue its case. Without appointment as arbitrator, that representative signs a document purporting to be the tribunal’s award solely because Section22 permits representation. Which is correct?
- Every representative is automatically neutral arbitrator
- Representation authority does not itself confer the arbitrator’s award-rendering role
- Only the representative’s confidence matters
- Party advocacy always is tribunal adjudication
- The statute makes every argument an award
Legal references
- RA9285 Sections3,22,28 and33: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9285_2004.html
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