Effective: October 23, 1991
Latest Legislation: House Bill 221 - 119th General Assembly
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all persons whose names are submitted for consideration for appointment or designation as arbitrators or conciliators, or who are appointed or designated as arbitrators or conciliators, within fifteen days of the submission, designation, or appointment, shall disclose to the parties any information that might cause their impartiality to be questioned, including any of the following circumstances:
(A) The person has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party, or personal knowledge of disputed evidentiary facts concerning the proceedings.
(B) The person served as an attorney in the matter in controversy, the person is or was associated with another who has participated in the matter during such association, or the person has been a material witness concerning it.
(C) The person served as an arbitrator or conciliator in another proceeding involving one or more of the parties to the proceedings.
(D) The person, individually or as a fiduciary, or the person's spouse or minor child residing in his household, has a financial interest in the subject matter in controversy or in a party to the proceedings, or any other interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceedings.
(E) The person, his spouse, a person within the third degree of relationship to either of them, or the spouse of such a person meets any of the following conditions:
(1) The person is or has been a party to the proceedings, or an officer, director, or trustee of a party.
(2) The person is acting or has acted as an attorney in the proceedings.
(3) The person is known to have an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceedings.
(4) The person is likely to be a material witness in the proceedings.
(F) The person has a close personal or professional relationship with a person who meets any of the following conditions:
(1) The person is or has been a party to the proceedings, or an officer, director, or trustee of a party.
(2) The person is acting or has acted as an attorney or representative in the proceedings.
(3) The person is or expects to be nominated as an arbitrator or conciliator in the proceedings.
(4) The person is known to have an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceedings.
(5) The person is likely to be a material witness in the proceedings.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 27 | Courts-General Provisions-Special Remedies
Chapter 2712 | International Commercial Arbitration
Section 2712.01 | International Commercial Arbitration Definitions.
Section 2712.02 | Applicability of Chapter.
Section 2712.03 | Determining When Arbitration or Conciliation Agreement Is International.
Section 2712.04 | Determining When Arbitration or Conciliation Agreement Is Commercial.
Section 2712.05 | General Arbitration Statutes Superseded.
Section 2712.06 | Freedom to Determine Issues.
Section 2712.07 | Inclusion of Arbitration or Conciliation Rules in Agreement.
Section 2712.08 | Counterclaims or Defenses to Counterclaims.
Section 2712.09 | Written Communication Deemed to Have Been Received.
Section 2712.10 | Waiving Right to Object to Noncompliance.
Section 2712.11 | Intervention by Court.
Section 2712.12 | Arbitration Agreement Form.
Section 2712.13 | Application for Stay of Proceedings and to Compel Arbitration.
Section 2712.14 | Interim Measure of Protection.
Section 2712.15 | Granting Measures of Protection.
Section 2712.16 | Considerations in Granting Measures of Protection.
Section 2712.17 | Composition of Arbitration Tribunal.
Section 2712.18 | Procedure for Appointing Arbitral Tribunal.
Section 2712.19 | Measures to Secure the Appointment of an Arbitrator.
Section 2712.20 | Appointing Arbitrators.
Section 2712.21 | Finality of Decision Appointing Arbitrators.
Section 2712.22 | Potential Arbitrators and Conciliators to Disclose Questionable Impartiality.
Section 2712.23 | Obligation to Disclose Information.
Section 2712.24 | Continuing Duty to Disclose Questionable Impartiality.
Section 2712.25 | Challenging an Arbitrator.
Section 2712.26 | Circumstances Causing Challenge.
Section 2712.27 | Deciding Challenges.
Section 2712.28 | Court of Common Pleas to Review Challenge Decisions.
Section 2712.29 | Mandate of Arbitrator Terminates.
Section 2712.30 | Replacing Arbitrator.
Section 2712.31 | Jurisdiction Rulings.
Section 2712.32 | Plea of Lack of Jurisdiction.
Section 2712.33 | Exceeding Scope of Authority Plea.
Section 2712.34 | Admission of Later Plea.
Section 2712.35 | Court Review of Ruling on Jurisdiction.
Section 2712.36 | Requests for Interim Measure of Protection Order.
Section 2712.37 | Equal Opportunity to Present Case.
Section 2712.38 | Agreement for Procedure.
Section 2712.39 | Tribunal to Determine Procedure.
Section 2712.40 | Place of Arbitration Decision.
Section 2712.41 | Place of Meeting of Arbitral Tribunal.
Section 2712.42 | Language Used in Proceedings.
Section 2712.43 | Arbitral Proceeding Commences on Date of Request.
Section 2712.44 | Timely Submission of Statement of Claims.
Section 2712.45 | Amending or Supplementing Statement of Claim or Defense.
Section 2712.46 | Oral Hearings and Meetings.
Section 2712.47 | Notice of Hearings or Meetings.
Section 2712.48 | Information on Which the Tribunal May Rely to Be Communicated to All Parties.
Section 2712.49 | Party's Failure to Appear or Produce Documents.
Section 2712.51 | Assistance by Court of Common Pleas.
Section 2712.52 | Consolidating Arbitration.
Section 2712.53 | Designation of Law or Legal System.
Section 2712.54 | Authorization for Decision Ex Aequo Et Bono or Amiable Compositeur.
Section 2712.55 | Accordance With Contract - Usages of Trade.
Section 2712.56 | Decision of Majority or Presider.
Section 2712.57 | Encouraging Settlement.
Section 2712.58 | Record of Settlement.
Section 2712.59 | Form and Delivery of Award.
Section 2712.60 | Interim Arbitral Award.
Section 2712.61 | Interest and Cost Allocation.
Section 2712.62 | Request for Correction of Errors or Interpretation of Award.
Section 2712.63 | Request of Additional Award as to Claims Presented but Not Adjudicated.
Section 2712.64 | Time Extensions.
Section 2712.65 | Terminating Proceedings.
Section 2712.66 | Termination Order.
Section 2712.67 | Terminating Mandate or Arbitrators.
Section 2712.68 | Arbitrators' Immunity.
Section 2712.69 | Confirmation or Vacation of Award.
Section 2712.70 | Grounds for Confirmation or Vacation of Award.
Section 2712.71 | Relief Granted in Foreign Currency.
Section 2712.72 | Entering Judgment or Decree.
Section 2712.73 | Appeal From Court of Common Pleas.
Section 2712.74 | Policy of State to Encourage Arbitration or Conciliation.
Section 2712.75 | Guiding Principles.
Section 2712.76 | Proceedings of Conciliation.
Section 2712.77 | Representation or Assistance.
Section 2712.78 | Draft Conciliation Statement.
Section 2712.79 | Acceptance of Settlement.
Section 2712.80 | Evidence and Documents Admissibility and Disclosure.
Section 2712.81 | Stay of Judicial and Arbitral Proceedings.
Section 2712.82 | Conciliation Tolls Statute of Limitations.
Section 2712.83 | Terminating Conciliation Proceedings.
Section 2712.84 | Terminating as to Particular Parties.
Section 2712.85 | Participation of Conciliator in Other Proceedings Involving Same Dispute.
Section 2712.86 | Waiving Rights and Remedies.
Section 2712.87 | Written Conciliation Agreement Treated as Arbitral Award.
Section 2712.88 | Conciliation Costs.
Section 2712.89 | Cost Apportionment - Immunity of Conciliator.
Section 2712.90 | State Court Jurisdiction.
Section 2712.91 | Chapter Provisions Classified as Substantive.