s 25 Hearings and written proceedings
25.—(1) Subject to any contrary agreement by the parties, the arbitral tribunal must determine if proceedings are to be conducted by oral hearing for the presentation of evidence or oral argument or on the basis of documents and other materials. (2) Unless the parties have agreed that no hearings are to be held, the arbitral tribunal must, upon the request of a party, hold such hearings at an appropriate stage of the proceedings. (3) The parties must be given sufficient notice in advance of any hearing and of any meeting of the arbitral tribunal for the purposes of inspection of goods, other property or documents. (4) All statements, documents or other information supplied to the arbitral tribunal by one party must be communicated to the other party. (5) Any expert report or evidentiary document on which the arbitral tribunal may rely in making its decision must be communicated to the parties.