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Commercial Arbitration Act 2017
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32 Termination of proceedings
(Model Law art 32)
(1) The arbitral proceedings are terminated by the final award or by an
order of the arbitral tribunal in accordance with subsection (2).
(2) The arbitral tribunal is to issue an order for the termination of the
arbitral proceedings when—
(a) the claimant withdraws his or her claim, unless the respondent
objects and the arbitral tribunal recognises a legitimate interest
on the respondent’s part in obtaining a final settlement of the
dispute; or
(b) the parties agree on the termination of the proceedings; or
(c) the arbitral tribunal finds that the continuation of the
proceedings has for any other reason become unnecessary or
impossible; or
(d) the arbitral tribunal makes an award under section 25 (2) (a)
dismissing the claim.
(3) The mandate of the arbitral tribunal terminates with the termination
of the arbitral proceedings, subject to section 33 and section 34 (4).