Finality of Award; De Novo Trial; Request

(a)An arbitral award resulting from a Court-referred arbitration shall be final unless a request for a de novo trial is filed within thirty days after the date the arbitrator files the award with the court.

(b)Any party may elect to have a de novo trial, by court or jury, as the law permits both as to law and facts. Such trial shall be calendared, insofar as possible, so that the trial shall be given the same place on the active list as it had prior to arbitration, or shall receive civil priority on the next setting calendar. COL412014 CH. 42B COURT-REFERRED ARBITRATION AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

(c)If a party attempts to withdraw a request for a de novo trial, after the expiration of the thirty day period referred to in Subsection

(a)of this Section, such an attempted withdrawal shall not be valid, unless all parties stipulate in writing to agree to such a withdrawal.