Common use of Independent Arbitration Clause Clause in Contracts

Independent Arbitration Clause. The Tribunal shall be empowered to determine the existence of validity of an agreement in which the arbitration clause constitutes a part. For the purposes of this Rule an arbitration clause which forms part of a contract and which provides for arbitration under these Rules shall be treated as an agreement independent of the other terms of the contract. A determination by the Tribunal that a contract is annulled by law shall not automatically annul the validity of the arbitration clause.