Kluwer: A Duty to Disclose and A Right Not To?

Published on August 19, 2024

By Leonardo F. Souza-McMurtrie (University of Cambridge) and Cesar Pereira (Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini)

What happens when an arbitrator refuses to answer fundamental questions about their impartiality that only they can address? Questions like, “Have you received any promises or gifts from any of the parties: Ms Aphrodite, Ms Hera or Ms Athena?” or even “Do you have any interest in or connection to Ms Helen, a person associated...

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