Part VIII — CONDUCT OF THE ARBITRATION
23.1 Every arbitration under these Rules shall maintain a procedural calendar issued by the Tribunal at the first case management conference and updated thereafter as necessary.
23.2 Level 1: Registrar’s Reminder. Where a party or the Tribunal has missed a timeline by more than three (3) days, the Registrar shall issue a written reminder.
23.3 Level 2: Tribunal Direction. Where the default persists beyond seven (7) days of the reminder, the Tribunal shall issue a direction requiring the defaulting party or arbitrator to explain the default and to cure it within a specified period.
23.4 Level 3: Adverse Costs and Procedural Sanctions. Where the default persists, the Tribunal may impose adverse costs, strike out pleadings or defences, disregard late-filed evidence, or take such other procedural measure as is proportionate to the default.
23.5 Level 4: Registrar’s Escalation. Where a default by an arbitrator persists, and where the Tribunal has not acted under Level 3 within a reasonable time, the Registrar may, after giving the arbitrator an opportunity to be heard:
23.5.1 require the Tribunal to file a time-bound plan for completion; 23.5.2 reduce or defer the arbitrator’s fees under Schedule I; 23.5.3 initiate replacement under Article 12.5.
23.6 Full provisions are set out in the Timeline Enforcement Protocol, which is incorporated into these Rules by reference.