Introduction

I cannot find a better way to start than rephrasing part of the presentation of this module: "[ t]he need for expert testimony in arbitral proceedings is generally unquestioned, but the proper way to bring it to bear is hotly contested. The use of tribunal-appointed experts may be on the upswing, but if so, so is the intensity of the debate over their proper role. Are they just another expert, whose views are subject to full disclosure and whose testimony is subject to full examination by the parties, or are they private advisors to the tribunal? " And I could add the ...