Questão jurídica principal
Whether the recusal request against arbitrator B should be granted because of his joint professional activity with opposing counsel in another proceeding.
Decisão extraída
The circumstances did not create an objective doubt as to the arbitrator’s impartiality; recusal was not warranted.
Fundamentação extraída
In arbitration, links with counsel may justify recusal only if they are sufficiently close to raise an objective appearance of bias. A one-off joint mandate in an unrelated criminal case, without additional special circumstances, was insufficient here.