Chapter 12 - § 12.2 • ADMINISTERED AND NON-ADMINISTERED ARBITRATION

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§ 12.2 • ADMINISTERED AND NON-ADMINISTERED ARBITRATION

An arbitration proceeding may be either "administered" or "non-administered." An administered arbitration is one where there is an agency that serves somewhat like a clerk of court. The filings are made with the administering agency, orders may be issued through the agency, compensation of the arbitrators is handled through the agency, and the agency may be involved in the selection and disqualification of the arbitrators. The best-known administrating agency is the American Arbitration Association (AAA). It provides clerk-of-court-type functions, but also...