Breaking Arbitrator Appointment Deadlocks in Ghana

TEMPLARS Managing Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution (Ghana), Augustine B. Kidisil, and Senior Associate, Paa Kwame Larbi Asare, examine the challenges of deadlocks in arbitrator appointments in ad-hoc arbitration.

Poorly drafted agreements lacking appointing authorities often result in prolonged disputes, undermining the efficiency and effectiveness of arbitration.

While Ghana’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Act offers limited safeguards, its reliance on party cooperation is vulnerable to non-cooperation, and judicial intervention remains uncertain due to concerns over party autonomy.

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