# The North Falls Offshore Wind Farm Order 2026, Paragraph 1: Primary objective


(1) The primary objective of these arbitration rules is to achieve a fair, impartial, final and binding award on the substantive difference between the parties (save as to costs) within four months from the date the arbitrator is appointed pursuant to article 41 (arbitration) of the Order.
(2) The parties must first use their reasonable endeavours to settle a dispute amicably through negotiations undertaken in good faith by the senior management of the parties. Any dispute which is not resolved amicably by the senior management of the parties within twenty working days of the dispute arising, or such longer period as agreed in writing by the parties, will be subject to arbitration in accordance with the terms of this Schedule.
(3) The arbitration will be deemed to have commenced when a party (the “claimant”) serves a written notice of arbitration on the other party (the “respondent”).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/567/schedule/13/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/north-falls-offshore-wind-farm-order-2026/schedule-13/paragraph-1
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