Critics of arbitration point out that arbitration requirements can be unfair to consumers and employees who are unable to properly negotiate what amounts to a contractual agreement.  The arbitrator(s) may also be industry experts or regularly employed by a corporation who is one of the parties to the proceeding and may not act in the best interests of both parties.  As private matters, arbitrations do not enjoy the open, public examination of fairness that legal proceedings provide.

Arbitration is often binding and may not have the availability of being appealed to a court of law.  It also may not contain provision for review of questions of law and may not be reversed by a court of law even for gross procedural errors.

since opinions issued and findings in arbitration are usually private, the use of precedent and previous rulings may not be available to the parties involved.

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