1-567.55. Default of a party.
Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, where, without showing sufficient cause:
(1) The claimant fails to submit a statement of claim in accordance with G.S. 1-567.53(a), the arbitral tribunal shall terminate the proceedings;
(2) The respondent fails to submit a statement of defense in accordance with G.S. 1-567.53(c), the arbitral tribunal shall continue to conduct the proceedings without treating such failure in itself as an admission of the claimant's allegations;
(3) Any party fails to appear at a hearing or to produce documentary evidence as directed by the arbitral tribunal, the arbitral tribunal may continue to conduct the proceedings and make the award on the evidence before it. (1991, c. 292.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 45B - International Commercial Arbitration and Conciliation.
§ 1-567.30 - Preamble and short title.
§ 1-567.31 - Scope of application.
§ 1-567.32 - Definitions and rules of interpretation.
§ 1-567.33 - Receipt of written communications or submissions.
§ 1-567.34 - Waiver of right to object.
§ 1-567.35 - Extent of court intervention.
§ 1-567.36 - Venue and jurisdiction of courts.
§ 1-567.37 - Definition and form of arbitration agreement.
§ 1-567.38 - Arbitration agreement and substantive claim before court.
§ 1-567.39 - Interim relief and the enforcement of interim measures.
§ 1-567.40 - Number of arbitrators.
§ 1-567.41 - Appointment of arbitrators.
§ 1-567.43A - Disclosure by arbitrator.
§ 1-567.44 - Failure or impossibility to act.
§ 1-567.45 - Appointment of substitute arbitrator.
§ 1-567.46 - Competence of arbitral tribunal to rule on its jurisdiction.
§ 1-567.47 - Power of arbitral tribunal to order interim measures.
§ 1-567.48 - Equal treatment of parties; representation by attorney.
§ 1-567.49 - Determination of rules of procedure.
§ 1-567.50 - Place of arbitration.
§ 1-567.51 - Commencement of arbitral proceedings.
§ 1-567.53 - Statements of claim and defense.
§ 1-567.54 - Hearings and written proceedings.
§ 1-567.55 - Default of a party.
§ 1-567.56 - Expert appointed by arbitral tribunal.
§ 1-567.57 - Court assistance in obtaining discovery and taking evidence.
§ 1-567.58 - Rules applicable to substance of dispute.
§ 1-567.59 - Decision making by panel of arbitrators.
§ 1-567.61 - Form and contents of award.
§ 1-567.62 - Termination of proceedings.
§ 1-567.63 - Correction and interpretation of awards; additional awards.
§ 1-567.64 - Modifying or vacating of awards.
§ 1-567.65 - Confirmation and enforcement of awards.
§ 1-567.66 - Applications to court.
§ 1-567.68 - Recodified as § 1-567.33A by Session Laws 1997-368, s3.
§ 1-567.78 - Appointment of conciliators.
§ 1-567.80 - Report of conciliators.
§ 1-567.82 - Stay of arbitration; resort to other proceedings.
§ 1-567.83 - Termination of conciliation.
§ 1-567.84 - Enforceability of decree.
§ 1-567.86 - Effect on jurisdiction.
§ 1-567.87 - Immunity of conciliators and parties.
§ 1-567.88 - Uniformity of application and construction.
§ 1-567.89 - Relationship to federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.