Part VIII — CONDUCT OF THE ARBITRATION
30.1 In Express and Standard Commercial Track proceedings, the Tribunal may direct a Fast-Track Evidence Procedure combining the integrity of the Certified Mechanism with an accelerated timeline.
30.2 Procedure.
30.2.1 Written witness statements in chief shall be served in advance. 30.2.2 There shall be no examination-in-chief unless the Tribunal expressly directs. 30.2.3 Cross-examination shall be compressed to Tribunal-set slots per witness. 30.2.4 Re-examination shall be permitted only with leave. 30.2.5 Expert witnesses shall be heard by hot-tubbing as default, with Tribunal-led conferral and simultaneous cross-examination.
30.3 Duration.
30.3.1 In Express Track: not exceeding five (5) hearing days. 30.3.2 In Standard Commercial Track: not exceeding ten (10) hearing days.
30.4 Costs. The Fast-Track Evidence Procedure reduces hearing-day fees correspondingly; Schedule I fees are calibrated per hearing day.