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AR Code § 16-108-208 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 108 - Arbitration and Award|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Arbitration Act|§ 16-108-208. Provisional remedies

 (a) Before an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and able to act, the court, upon motion of a party to an arbitration proceeding and for good cause shown, may enter an order for provisional remedies to protect the effectiveness of the arbitration proceeding to the same extent and under the same conditions as if the controversy were the subject of a civil action.  (b) After an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and able to act:  (1) the arbitrator may issue such orders for provisional remedies, including interim awards, as the arbitrator finds necessary to protect the effectiveness of the arbitration proceeding and to promote the fair and expeditious resolution of the controversy, to the same extent and under the same conditions as if the controversy were the subject of a civil action; and  (2) a party to an arbitration proceeding may move the court for a provisional remedy only if the matter is urgent and the arbitrator is not able to act timely or the arbitrator cannot provide an adequate remedy.    (c) A party does not waive a right of arbitration by making a motion under subsection (a) or subsection (b).
AR Code § 16-108-209 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 108 - Arbitration and Award|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Arbitration Act|§ 16-108-209. Initiation of arbitration

 (a) A person initiates an arbitration proceeding by giving notice in a record to the other parties to the agreement to arbitrate in the agreed manner between the parties or, in the absence of agreement, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and obtained, or by service as authorized for the commencement of a civil action. The notice must describe the nature of the controversy and the remedy sought.  (b) Unless a person objects for lack or insufficiency of notice under § 16-108-215(c) not later than the beginning of the arbitration hearing, the person by appearing at the hearing waives any objection to lack of or insufficiency of notice.
AR Code § 16-108-210 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 108 - Arbitration and Award|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Arbitration Act|§ 16-108-210. Consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings

 (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), upon motion of a party to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding, the court may order consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings as to all or some of the claims if:  (1) there are separate agreements to arbitrate or separate arbitration proceedings between the same persons, or one of them is a party to a separate agreement to arbitrate or a separate arbitration proceeding with a third person;  (2) the claims subject to the agreements to arbitrate arise in substantial part from the same transaction or series of related transactions;  (3) the existence of a common issue of law or fact creates the possibility of conflicting decisions in the separate arbitration proceedings; and  (4) prejudice resulting from a failure to consolidate is not outweighed by the risk of undue delay or prejudice to the rights of or hardship to parties opposing consolidation.    (b) The court may order consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings as to some claims and allow other claims to be resolved in separate arbitration proceedings.  (c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the court may not order consolidation of the claims of a party to an agreement to arbitrate if the agreement prohibits consolidation.  (d)  (1) An agreement that prohibits the consolidation of arbitration claims or proceedings or denies arbitration for a class of persons involving substantially similar issues shall be closely scrutinized and shall not be enforced if found unconscionable.  (2) An agreement may be found unconscionable under this subsection (d) if:  (A) The agreement is unreasonable, one-sided, or contains language that is difficult to notice or to understand;  (B) A meaningful choice of whether or not to agree to the arbitration provisions of the agreement is not provided; or  (C) The agreement is not balanced or fair under reasonable standards of fair dealing.
AR Code § 16-108-211 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 108 - Arbitration and Award|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Arbitration Act|§ 16-108-211. Appointment of arbitrator — Service as a neutral arbitrator

 (a) If the parties to an agreement to arbitrate agree on a method for appointing an arbitrator, that method must be followed, unless the method fails. If the parties have not agreed on a method, the agreed method fails, or an arbitrator appointed fails or is unable to act and a successor has not been appointed, the court, on motion of a party to the arbitration proceeding, shall appoint the arbitrator. An arbitrator so appointed has all the powers of an arbitrator designated in the agreement to arbitrate or appointed pursuant to the agreed method.  (b) An individual who has a known, direct, and material interest in the outcome of the arbitration proceeding or a known, existing, and substantial relationship with a party may not serve as an arbitrator required by an agreement to be neutral.
AR Code § 16-108-212 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 108 - Arbitration and Award|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Arbitration Act|§ 16-108-212. Disclosure by arbitrator

 (a) Before accepting appointment, an individual who is requested to serve as an arbitrator, after making a reasonable inquiry, shall disclose to all parties to the agreement to arbitrate and the arbitration proceeding and to any other arbitrators any known facts that a reasonable person would consider likely to affect the impartiality of the arbitrator in the arbitration proceeding, including:  (1) a financial or personal interest in the outcome of the arbitration proceeding; and  (2) an existing or past relationship with any of the parties to the agreement to arbitrate or the arbitration proceeding, their counsel or representatives, a witness, or another arbitrator.    (b) An arbitrator has a continuing obligation to disclose to all parties to the agreement to arbitrate and the arbitration proceeding and to any other arbitrators any facts that the arbitrator learns after accepting appointment which a reasonable person would consider likely to affect the impartiality of the arbitrator.  (c) If an arbitrator discloses a fact required by subsection (a) or (b) to be disclosed and a party timely objects to the appointment or continued service of the arbitrator based upon the fact disclosed, the objection may be a ground under § 16-108-223(a)(2) for vacating an award made by the arbitrator.  (d) If the arbitrator did not disclose a fact as required by subsection (a) or (b), upon timely objection by a party, the court under § 16-108-223(a)(2) may vacate an award.  (e) An arbitrator appointed as a neutral arbitrator who does not disclose a known, direct, and material interest in the outcome of the arbitration proceeding or a known, existing, and substantial relationship with a party is presumed to act with evident partiality under § 16-108-223(a)(2).  (f) If the parties to an arbitration proceeding agree to the procedures of an arbitration organization or any other procedures for challenges to arbitrators before an award is made, substantial compliance with those procedures is a condition precedent to a motion to vacate an award on that ground under § 16-108-223(a)(2).
AR Code § 16-108-213 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 108 - Arbitration and Award|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Arbitration Act|§ 16-108-213. Action by majority

 If there is more than one arbitrator, the powers of an arbitrator must be exercised by a majority of the arbitrators, but all arbitrators shall conduct the hearing under § 16-108-215(c).
AR Code § 16-108-214 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 108 - Arbitration and Award|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Arbitration Act|§ 16-108-214. Immunity of arbitrator — Competency to testify — Attorney's fees and costs

 (a) An arbitrator or an arbitration organization acting in that capacity is immune from civil damages for any statement or decision made in connection with or arising out of the conduct of an arbitrator in a dispute resolution process unless the person acted in a manner exhibiting willful or wanton misconduct.  (b) The immunity afforded by this section supplements any immunity under other law.  (c) The failure of an arbitrator to make a disclosure required by § 16-108-212 does not cause any loss of qualified immunity under this section.  (d) In a judicial, administrative, or similar proceeding, an arbitrator or representative of an arbitration organization is not competent to testify, and may not be required to produce records as to any statement, conduct, decision, or ruling occurring during the arbitration proceeding, to the same extent as a judge of a court of this State acting in a judicial capacity. This subsection does not apply:  (1) to the extent necessary to determine the claim of an arbitrator, arbitration organization, or representative of the arbitration organization against a party to the arbitration proceeding; or  (2) to a hearing on a motion to vacate an award under § 16-108-223(a)(1) or (2) if the movant establishes prima facie that a ground for vacating the award exists.    (e) If a person commences a civil action against an arbitrator, arbitration organization, or representative of an arbitration organization arising from the services of the arbitrator, organization, or representative or if a person seeks to compel an arbitrator or a representative of an arbitration organization to testify or produce records in violation of subsection (d), and the court decides that the arbitrator, arbitration organization, or representative of an arbitration organization is immune from civil liability or that the arbitrator or representative of the organization is not competent to testify, the court shall award to the arbitrator, organization, or representative reasonable attorney's fees and other reasonable expenses of litigation.
AR Code § 16-108-215 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 108 - Arbitration and Award|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Arbitration Act|§ 16-108-215. Arbitration process

 (a) An arbitrator may conduct an arbitration in such manner as the arbitrator considers appropriate for a fair and expeditious disposition of the proceeding. The authority conferred upon the arbitrator includes the power to hold conferences with the parties to the arbitration proceeding before the hearing and, among other matters, determine the admissibility, relevance, materiality and weight of any evidence.  (b) An arbitrator may decide a request for summary disposition of a claim or particular issue:  (1) if all interested parties agree; or  (2) upon request of one party to the arbitration proceeding if that party gives notice to all other parties to the proceeding, and the other parties have a reasonable opportunity to respond.    (c) If an arbitrator orders a hearing, the arbitrator shall set a time and place and give notice of the hearing not less than five days before the hearing begins. Unless a party to the arbitration proceeding makes an objection to lack or insufficiency of notice not later than the beginning of the hearing, the party's appearance at the hearing waives the objection. Upon request of a party to the arbitration proceeding and for good cause shown, or upon the arbitrator's own initiative, the arbitrator may adjourn the hearing from time to time as necessary but may not postpone the hearing to a time later than that fixed by the agreement to arbitrate for making the award unless the parties to the arbitration proceeding consent to a later date. The arbitrator may hear and decide the controversy upon the evidence produced although a party who was notified of the arbitration proceeding does not appear. The court, on request, may direct the arbitrator to conduct the hearing promptly and render a timely decision.  (d) At a hearing under subsection (c), a party to the arbitration proceeding has a right to be heard, to present evidence material to the controversy, and to cross-examine witnesses appearing at the hearing.  (e) If an arbitrator ceases or is unable to act during the arbitration proceeding, a replacement arbitrator must be appointed under § 16-108-211 to continue the proceeding and to resolve the controversy.
AR Code § 16-108-216 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 108 - Arbitration and Award|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Arbitration Act|§ 16-108-216. Representation by lawyer

 A party to an arbitration proceeding may be represented by a lawyer.
AR Code § 16-108-217 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 108 - Arbitration and Award|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Arbitration Act|§ 16-108-217. Witnesses — Subpoenas — Depositions — Discovery

 (a) An arbitrator may issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness and for the production of records and other evidence at any hearing and may administer oaths. A subpoena must be served in the manner for service of subpoenas in a civil action and, upon motion to the court by a party to the arbitration proceeding or the arbitrator, enforced in the manner for enforcement of subpoenas in a civil action.  (b) In order to make the proceedings fair, expeditious, and cost effective, upon request of a party to or a witness in an arbitration proceeding, an arbitrator may permit a deposition of any witness to be taken for use as evidence at the hearing, including a witness who cannot be subpoenaed for or is unable to attend a hearing. The arbitrator shall determine the conditions under which the deposition is taken.  (c) An arbitrator may permit such discovery as the arbitrator decides is appropriate in the circumstances, taking into account the needs of the parties to the arbitration proceeding and other affected persons and the desirability of making the proceeding fair, expeditious, and cost effective.  (d) If an arbitrator permits discovery under subsection (c), the arbitrator may order a party to the arbitration proceeding to comply with the arbitrator's discovery-related orders, issue subpoenas for the attendance of a witness and for the production of records and other evidence at a discovery proceeding, and take action against a noncomplying party to the extent a court could if the controversy were the subject of a civil action in this State.  (e) An arbitrator may issue a protective order to prevent the disclosure of privileged information, confidential information, trade secrets, and other information protected from disclosure to the extent a court could if the controversy were the subject of a civil action in this State.  (f) All laws compelling a person under subpoena to testify and all fees for attending a judicial proceeding, a deposition, or a discovery proceeding as a witness apply to an arbitration proceeding as if the controversy were the subject of a civil action in this State.  (g) The court may enforce a subpoena or discovery-related order for the attendance of a witness within this State and for the production of records and other evidence issued by an arbitrator in connection with an arbitration proceeding in another State upon conditions determined by the court so as to make the arbitration proceeding fair, expeditious, and cost effective. A subpoena or discovery-related order issued by an arbitrator in another State must be served in the manner provided by law for service of subpoenas in a civil action in this State and, upon motion to the court by a party to the arbitration proceeding or the arbitrator, enforced in the manner provided by law for enforcement of subpoenas in a civil action in this State.
AR Code § 16-108-218 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 108 - Arbitration and Award|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Arbitration Act|§ 16-108-218. Judicial enforcement of preaward ruling by arbitrator

 If an arbitrator makes a preaward ruling in favor of a party to the arbitration proceeding, the party may request the arbitrator to incorporate the ruling into an award under § 16-108-219. A prevailing party may make a motion to the court for an expedited order to confirm the award under § 16-108-222, in which case the court shall summarily decide the motion. The court shall issue an order to confirm the award unless the court vacates, modifies, or corrects the award under § 16-108-223 or § 16-108-224.
AR Code § 16-108-219 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 108 - Arbitration and Award|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Arbitration Act|§ 16-108-219. Award

 (a) An arbitrator shall make a record of an award. The record must be signed or otherwise authenticated by any arbitrator who concurs with the award. The arbitrator or the arbitration organization shall give notice of the award, including a copy of the award, to each party to the arbitration proceeding.  (b) An award must be made within the time specified by the agreement to arbitrate or, if not specified in the agreement, within the time ordered by the court. The court may extend or the parties to the arbitration proceeding may agree in a record to extend the time. The court or the parties may do so within or after the time specified or ordered. A party waives any objection that an award was not timely made unless the party gives notice of the objection to the arbitrator before receiving notice of the award.
AR Code § 16-108-220 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 108 - Arbitration and Award|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Arbitration Act|§ 16-108-220. Change of award by arbitrator

 (a) On motion to an arbitrator by a party to an arbitration proceeding, the arbitrator may modify or correct an award:  (1) upon a ground stated in § 16-108-224(a)(1) or (3);  (2) because the arbitrator has not made a final and definite award upon a claim submitted by the parties to the arbitration proceeding; or  (3) to clarify the award.    (b) A motion under subsection (a) must be made and notice given to all parties within twenty days after the movant receives notice of the award.  (c) A party to the arbitration proceeding must give notice of any objection to the motion within ten days after receipt of the notice.  (d) If a motion to the court is pending under § 16-108-222, § 16-108-223, or § 16-108-224, the court may submit the claim to the arbitrator to consider whether to modify or correct the award:  (1) upon a ground stated in § 16-108-224(a)(1) or (3);  (2) because the arbitrator has not made a final and definite award upon a claim submitted by the parties to the arbitration proceeding; or  (3) to clarify the award.    (e) An award modified or corrected under this section is subject to § 16-108-219(a) and §§ 16-108-222 — 16-108-224.
AR Code § 16-108-221 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 108 - Arbitration and Award|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Arbitration Act|§ 16-108-221. Remedies — Fees and expenses of arbitration proceeding

 (a) An arbitrator may award any damages that a court is authorized to award by law in a civil action involving the same claim and the evidence produced at the hearing justifies the award under the legal standard otherwise applicable to the claim.  (b) An arbitrator may award reasonable attorney's fees and other reasonable expenses of arbitration if such an award is authorized by law in a civil action involving the same claim or by the agreement of the parties to the arbitration proceeding.  (c) As to all remedies other than those authorized by subsections (a) and (b), an arbitrator may order such remedies as the arbitrator considers just and appropriate under the circumstances of the arbitration proceeding. The fact that such a remedy could not or would not be granted by the court is not a ground for refusing to confirm an award under § 16-108-222 or for vacating an award under § 16-108-223.  (d) An arbitrator's expenses and fees, together with other expenses, must be paid as provided in the award.  (e) If requested by a party at any time prior to receipt of notice of the award, the arbitrator shall specify in the award the basis in fact justifying and the basis in law authorizing the award.
AR Code § 16-108-222 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts|Subtitle 7 - Particular Proceedings And Remedies|Chapter 108 - Arbitration and Award|Subchapter 2 - Uniform Arbitration Act|§ 16-108-222. Confirmation of award

 After a party to an arbitration proceeding receives notice of an award, the party may make a motion to the court for an order confirming the award at which time the court shall issue a confirming order unless the award is modified or corrected under § 16-108-220 or § 16-108-224 or is vacated under § 16-108-223.