(a) If the parties to an agreement to arbitrate agree on a method for appointing an arbitrator, then that method must be followed, unless the method fails. If the parties have not agreed on a method, the agreed method fails, or an arbitrator appointed fails or is unable to act and a successor has not been appointed, then the court, on a motion of a party to the arbitration proceeding, must appoint the arbitrator. An arbitrator so appointed has all the powers of an arbitrator designated in the agreement to arbitrate or appointed pursuant to the agreed method.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 29-5-312

  • Arbitrator: means an individual appointed to render an award, alone or with others, in a controversy that is subject to an agreement to arbitrate. See Tennessee Code 29-5-302
  • Court: means a court of competent jurisdiction in this state. See Tennessee Code 29-5-302
(b) An individual who has a known, direct, and material interest in the outcome of the arbitration proceeding or a known, existing, and substantial relationship with a party shall not serve as an arbitrator required by an agreement to be neutral.
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