Section 40: General duty of parties.

Arbitration Act 1996 · 1996 c. 23View on legislation.gov.uk

Part I: Arbitration pursuant to an arbitration agreement

The parties shall do all things necessary for the proper and expeditious conduct of the arbitral proceedings.

This includes—

complying without delay with any determination of the tribunal as to procedural or evidential matters, or with any order or directions of the tribunal, and
where appropriate, taking without delay any necessary steps to obtain a decision of the court on a preliminary question of jurisdiction or law (see sections 32 and 45).

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