Consultation on Arbitration (Scotland) Bill

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1 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations

2 Strictly, an arbiter decides in accordance with the law while an arbitrator can decide in terms of general equitable considerations (or " ex aequo et bono"). See also the explanation of rule 40(3) below.

3 Arbitration, Reissue, paragraph 7.

4 See the Debtors (Scotland) Act 1987 and the Debt Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002, as amended by the Bankruptcy and Diligence etc. (Scotland) Act 2007.

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