DRA-3.1.26
(a) The Arbitration Committee has the power to rule on any objection by either party to its jurisdiction to hear the dispute;
(b) No objection to the Arbitration Committee's jurisdiction may be raised after the sending of the statement of defence or, with respect to a counterclaim, after the sending of the reply to the counterclaim;
(c) The Arbitration Committee may rule on an objection to its jurisdiction as a preliminary question or may proceed with the arbitration and rule on such an objection in his final award; and
(d) Where applicable, an arbitration clause is treated as being independent of the other terms of a customer contract and any decision made by the Arbitration Committee or a court of law declaring that the customer contract is void does not of itself invalidate the arbitration clause.
July 2010