Malaysia legislation
Section 14
Section 14
(2)
An arbitrator shall, without delay, from the time of appointment and throughout the arbitral proceedings, disclose any circumstances referred to in subsection (1) to the parties unless the parties have already been informed of such circumstances by the arbitrator.
(3)
An arbitrator may be challenged only if—
(a)
the circumstances give rise to justifiable doubts as to that arbitrator’s impartiality or independence; or
(b)
that arbitrator does not possess qualifications agreed to by the parties.
(4)
A party may challenge an arbitrator appointed by that party, or in whose appointment that party has participated, only for reasons which that party becomes aware of after the appointment has been made.
Act 646
Challenge procedure