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The number of arbitrators and a preliminary award in a multi-party arbitration in Cyprus

One of the main issues in the constitution of an arbitral tribunal is the number of arbitrators. Most of the times, either the arbitration agreement itself or the default rule of the national laws or the applicable institutional rules provide the number of arbitrators. Nevertheless, the constitution of the arbitral tribunal became one of the greatest challenges in a recent Cypriot arbitration involving multiple parties because the parties had not expressly agreed on the number of arbitrators.

The aim of this article is to outline various approaches in respect of the number of arbitrators and present the Cypriot case on the matter.