2. The Arbitrator shall be independent of, and act fairly and impartially as between the parties, giving each party a reasonable opportunity of putting its case and dealing with that of any opposing party, and a reasonable opportunity to be heard on the procedure adopted by the Arbitrator.

RULE 11: General Duty of Parties

1. The parties shall do all things reasonably necessary for the proper, expeditious and cost-effective conduct of the arbitral proceedings.

2. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties shall comply without delay with any direction or ruling by the Arbitrator as to procedural or evidentiary matters and shall, where appropriate, take without delay any necessary steps to obtain a decision of a Court on a preliminary question of jurisdiction or law.

RULE 12: Waiver of Right to Object