The exclusion from a hearing of witnesses who will be testifying. Individuals who are not excluded from the hearing – even if they will later be testifying...
A set of rules governing what evidence should be admitted during a proceeding, typically designed to prevent unreliable evidence from being considered. While...
The phase of a hearing that follows presentation of each side’s principal case in which a party calls a witness to rebut testimony and evidence that the...
The application of certain objectives relating to health, morals, and integrity of government that external law seeks to advance. Such considerations may be...
A policy or activity that is consistent, longstanding, known to, and accepted by the parties. Past practice evidence usually is offered to shed light on...
A narrative description of a proposed line of examination presented to an arbitrator when an advocate is seeking to introduce evidence that the opposing party...
A procedure agreed upon by the parties that authorizes the same individual to assist the parties in negotiating a settlement as a mediator and thereafter to...
