Section 55 Place for Arbitration Hearing

• Library: Arbitration and Mediation 2011

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One of the benefits of arbitration is that many locations may be available for the hearing. Typically, the hearing is less formal and can take place in an office or conference facility. Counsel need to be careful in designating in the arbitration provision the location for the hearing. Missouri’s courts are not available for redress from an arbitration pending outside Missouri. Gov’t e‑Mgmt. Solutions, Inc. v. Am. Arbitration Ass’n, 142 S.W.3d 857 (Mo. App. E.D. 2004). Thus, only those hearings that...