What is the family law arbitration boardroom procedure?
A. The boardroom procedure is best described by Harold J. Wilkinson as follows: “The customary rules of debate are usually observed. The claimant speaks first through its principal spokesman, who calls on various witnesses present to corroborate or respondent whose principal spokesman presents its case, calling on its witnesses to corroborate or explain points that he makes and to refute the points made by the opposition. After this, the claimant is given an opportunity for rebuttal in which it can argue any points raised by the respondent which were not covered in the claimant’s original presentation. There must be opportunities during the process for cross-examination of witnesses, which is usually done by the lawyers present before discussion concluded on each item. The arbitrator may then have some questions, and he may permit additional discussion and debate until he feels that the subject has been adequately discussed for him to understand it. The hearing then moves on to the nex
