The contract must clearly state where arbitration
will be held and under which rules. Hamburg arbitration is more frequently
used.
Arbitration
panel
Hamburg Private
Arbitration in the Coffee Import Trade.
Each party appoints their own arbitrator; together the arbitrators appoint the
umpire. If a contract was concluded through an agent that agent is assumed to be
the seller's arbitrator unless the agent appoints someone else to act for them.
If the arbitrators fail to appoint an umpire then the chairperson of the
Association of Hamburg Coffee Import Agents and Brokers will do so.
Bremen Coffee
Association. The association chair appoints four people from the roster of
approved arbitrators: two must be importers and two must be agents, brokers or
representatives of the membership category known as inland firms. A trustee,
usually a legal adviser, is also nominated to organize the arbitration. This is
to ensure the anonymity of the parties - the trustee is sworn to
secrecy.