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178 NEWSLETTER 2018 regarding other barristers in his/her chambers. In that case, the Court concluded that arbitrators were not obliged to disclose the activities of other barristers in their chambers and non-disclosure would not be considered as a valid ground for challenge and rejected the challenge. In one of the cases, a challenge was rejected by the Court where the arbitrator had represented one of the parties over 17 years ago, and had conducted proper investigation and disclosed such circumstances to both the parties and the LCIACourt. The Court concluded that such circumstances did not give rise to a justifiable doubt as to the arbitra- tor’s impartiality of independence 7 . Conclusion In sum, these decisions illustrate how the LCIA decides on chal- lenges. The well-reasoned decisions provide good examples for all participants, as well as some form of certainty as one may be better placed to analyze the merits of their own challenges. 7 LCIA , 21 July 2017, No. 173566.