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can i refused to attend arbitration in the financial contract matter when the same matter is pending in court?

can i refused to attend arbitration in the financial contract matter. when the same matter is pending in consumer court? if ex -party decision given by arbitrator because the non attention ,against me than what is remedies in legally?

Public Comments

1. No.
2. The whole point or arbitration is the AVOID court-time. If you refuse to attend, the arbitrator will likely rule against you. If you refuse to accept the results, you'll of course go to court, but the judge will receive the results from arbitration as well, and will most likely take that into consideration when making his ruling. Thus, you *should* go if just to listen to what the arbitrator have to say. You can always refuse whatever he proposes. But NOT going will definitely hurt you.