Introduction

I am conscious that much has been written recently about the independence and impartiality of arbitrators. To mention just a few of the excellent contributions that have been made: David Sandy has written on "Independence, Impartiality, Arbitrations and the Human Rights Act in England" ; from the ICC in Bangladesh Naser Alam wrote on "Independence and Impartiality in International Arbitration - an assessment" ; in the US Vincent Vitkowski and Jeanne Kohler have written about "The Evolving Standard of Arbitrator Neutrality" ; internationally Leon ...