p0362 Unless parties specifically agree to the contrary, arbitrators in a matter submitted to binding arbitration have the power to determine whether attorney fees should be awarded, but a party who fails to request fees at the arbitration cannot subsequently ask a court to award them, although where appropriate a court does have the power to award fees incurred in judicial proceedings connected with the arbitration.CitationCORONA v AMHERST (Arbitration Fees) 107 CA4 701 [See: CCP 1280 etseq; Moncharsh v Heily & Blase 3 C4 1; Vandenberg v Superior Court 21 C4 815, T/AT 10/99]
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