Assembly requires disclosure to safeguard neutral arbitrators in arbitration agreements A bill to define arbitration and require disclosures to ensure neutral arbitrators by default passed the Assembly; sponsors said it protects consumers and small parties, while critics warned it could constrain panel arbitration practices.

New legislation aims to protect arbitration fairness by ensuring arbitrators disclose conflicts of interest, but could it disrupt established practices?

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