Finality of the Arbitrators' Award Sample Clauses

The "Finality of the Arbitrators' Award" clause establishes that the decision rendered by arbitrators in a dispute is binding and conclusive on all parties involved. In practice, this means that once the arbitrators issue their award, the parties cannot appeal or challenge the decision in court except under very limited circumstances, such as procedural irregularities or fraud. This clause ensures that disputes are resolved efficiently and with certainty, preventing prolonged litigation and providing closure to the parties.
Finality of the Arbitrators' Award. The arbitrators' Award shall, as between the Disputing Parties and those in privity with them, be final and entitled to all of the protections and benefits of a final judgment, e.g., res judicata (claim preclusion) and collateral estoppel (issue preclusion), as to all Claims, including compulsory counterclaims, that were or could have been presented to the arbitrators. The arbitrators' Award shall not be reviewable by or appealable to any court.
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Finality of the Arbitrators' Award. The arbitrators' award shall, as among the Disputing Parties and those in privity with them, be final and entitled to all of the protections and benefits of a final judgment, e.g., res judicata (claim preclusion) and collateral estoppel (issue preclusion), as to all claims, including compulsory counterclaims, that were or could have been presented to the arbitrators. The arbitrators' award shall not be reviewable by or appealable to any court and may be enforced in any court having jurisdiction, as long as it complies with the requirements related to such enforceability of the laws of the country in which such decision is to be enforced.
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Finality of the Arbitrators' Award. The arbitrators' award shall, as between the parties to this Agreement and those in privity with them, be final and entitled to all of the protections and benefits of a final judgment, E.G., res judicata (claim preclusion) and collateral estoppel (issue preclusion), as to all Disputes, including compulsory counterclaims, that were or could have been presented to the arbitrators. The arbitrators' award shall not be reviewable by or appealable to any court, except to the extent permitted by the Federal Arbitration Act.
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Related to Finality of the Arbitrators' Award

  • Arbitrator’s Award The arbitrator shall issue a written decision containing the specific issues raised by the parties, the specific findings of fact, and the specific conclusions of law. The award shall be rendered promptly, typically within 30 days after conclusion of the arbitration hearing, or the submission of post-hearing briefs if requested. The arbitrator may not award any relief or remedy in excess of what a court could grant under applicable law. The arbitrator’s decision is final and binding on both parties. Judgment upon an award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having competent jurisdiction. a. Either party may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to compel arbitration under this Exhibit A and to enforce an arbitration award. b. In the event of any administrative or judicial action by any agency or third party to adjudicate a claim on behalf of Participant which is subject to arbitration under this Exhibit A, Participant hereby waives the right to participate in any monetary or other recovery obtained by such agency or third party in any such action, and Participant’s sole remedy with respect to any such claim shall be any award decreed by an arbitrator pursuant to the provisions of this Exhibit A.

  • ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of the Arbitrator It shall be the function of the arbitrator, and he/she shall be empowered, except as his/her powers are limited below, after due investigation, to make a decision in cases of alleged violation of the specific articles and sections of this Agreement. 1. The arbitrator shall have no power to add to, subtract from, disregard, alter, or modify any of the terms of this Agreement. 2. The arbitrator shall have no power to rule on any of the following: a. Actions taken by the Employer with respect to probationary employees including, but not limited to, discipline and discharge. b. Any claim or complaint for which there is another remedial procedure or forum established by law or by regulation having the force of law. c. Any matter involving the content of an employee evaluation. 3. He/she shall have no power to change any practice, policy, or rule of the Employer nor to substitute his/her judgment for that of the Employer as to the reasonableness of any such practice, policy, rule, or any action taken by the Employer. His/her power shall be limited to deciding whether the Employer has violated the express articles or sections of this Agreement; and he/she shall not imply obligations and conditions binding upon the Employer from this Agreement, it being understood that any matter not specifically set forth herein remains within the reserved rights of the Employer. 4. He/she shall have no power to decide any question which, under this Agreement, is within the responsibility of management to decide. In rendering a decision, an arbitrator shall give due regard to the responsibility of management and shall so construe the Agreement that there will be no interference with such responsibilities, except as they may be specifically conditioned by this Agreement. 5. If either party disputes the arbitrability of any grievance under the terms of this Agreement, the arbitrator shall first determine the arbitrability of said dispute. By stipulation of the parties, the Arbitrator shall have the authority to concurrently hear both the jurisdictional issues and the merits of the dispute in the same proceeding. Should the Arbitrator determine that he/she is without jurisdiction to rule, the matter shall be dismissed without decision on the merits. Submission of jurisdictional issues to the Arbitrator shall not be regarded as a waiver by either party of its right to institute civil litigation contesting either the authority of the Arbitrator or any award allegedly rendered in excess of such authority. 6. There shall be no appeal from the arbitrator’s decision if within the scope of his/her authority as set forth above. It shall be final and binding on the Association, its members, the employee or employees involved and the Employer. Any litigation to vacate or enforce the Arbitrator’s decision must be initiated within six (6) months of the issuance of the Opinion and Award. 7. The fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be shared equally by the Association and the Employer.

  • Arbitration Award All arbitration awards shall be final and binding as provided by Section 42 of the Trade Union Act. An arbitrator may not alter, modify or amend any part of this Agreement, but shall have the power to modify or set aside any unjust penalty of discharge, suspension or discipline imposed by the Employer on an Employee.

  • Authority of the Arbitrator i. It is the intent of both parties to this Collective Agreement that no grievance shall be defeated merely because of a technical error in processing the grievance through the grievance procedure. To this end an arbitrator shall have the power to allow all necessary amendments to the grievance and the power to waive formal procedural irregularities in the processing of a grievance in order to determine the real matter in dispute and to render a decision according to equitable principles and the justice of the case. ii. The arbitrator shall not have jurisdiction to alter or change the provisions of the Collective Agreement or to substitute new ones. iii. The provisions of this article do not override the provisions of the B.C.

  • Step 4 - Arbitration If a grievance is not satisfactorily resolved at Step 3, the Union may submit the grievance to Arbitration. If a written notice of intent to file under the Arbitration Procedure is not received by the Manager of Labor Relations (or designee) within fourteen