Introduction

When an arbitral tribunal has to be appointed, there are a number of options which arise. Some of them are dealt with by making provision in the arbitration agreement itself. Others are best left to be dealt with once a dispute has arisen. The purpose of this paper is to offer some practical guidance. In the text which follows, there are a number of references to the recent survey undertaken by the School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary College, University of London ("the QMC Survey"). Published in October 2010, the survey is entitled "2010 International ...