An important feature of the arbitration system is the secrecy of the proceedings. The arbitrators are not required to make findings of fact and do not produce written decisions explaining their reasoning. As long as judgments are complied with, the fact of the arbitration as well as its

DEFINE: Clarifies a key structural feature of arbitration that distinguishes it from litigation — no findings of fact, no written reasoning, confidentiality of the entire process.

Lisa Bernestein, Opting out of the Legal Sys…, loc. 71