THE ARBITRATION RULES OF CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION ASSOCIATION (CIDRA) ARTICLE 1 - INTRODUCTORY RULES 1) Where the parties to a contract have agreed in writing that disputes in relation to that contract shall be referred to arbitration under the CIDRA Arbitration Rules, then such disputes shall be resolved in accordance with these Rules subject to such modification as the parties may agree in writing. 2) These Rules shall govern the arbitration except that where any of these Rules is in conflict with a provision of the law applicable to the arbitration from which the parties cannot deviate, that provision shall prevail. 3) It is CIDRA’s intention, to which each arbitrator accepting appointment agrees to adhere, that arbitration tribunals shall actively manage cases. The arbitrators’ case management shall seek to focus and narrow issues in dispute from the outset of, and throughout, the proceedings so that ultimate disposition may occur as rapidly, expeditiously, and cost effectively as possible. 4) CIDRA arbitrators are committed to: a) Early pre-hearing conferences; b) Early refinement of issues; c) Establishment of expeditious schedules; d) Discouraging wasteful pre-hearing activities; e) Thorough arbitrator preparation; f) Using available technology; and g) Encouraging settlement where appropriate.