Section 42 Arbitration and Mediation Act

Section 42 Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 is about Power of arbitral tribunal to appoint expert. It is under Part I (Arbitration) of the Act.

(1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral tribunal may –
(a) appoint one or more experts to report to it on a specific issue to be determined by the arbitral tribunal; and
(b) subject to any legal privilege that a party may assert, require a party to give to the expert any relevant information or to produce or provide access to documents, goods or other property for inspection.

(2) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, where a party so requests or where the arbitral tribunal considers it necessary, an expert appointed under subsection (1) shall, after delivering the expert’s written or oral report, participate in a hearing where the parties have the opportunity to put questions to the expert and present other expert witnesses to testify on their behalf on the points at issue.