ARTICLE 43 - EXCLUSION FROM LIABILITY 1) Neither CIDRA nor any arbitrator is a necessary party in judicial proceedings relating to an arbitration. 2) Neither CIDRA nor any arbitrator shall be liable to any party for any act or omission in connection with any arbitration conducted under these Rules, except for its/his/her own willful misconduct. 3) Each party utilizing CIDRA or CIDRA arbitrator(s) agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and provide a defense by a counsel selected by CIDRA or the arbitrator(s) in case CIDRA or the arbitrator(s) is (are) joined in a suit arising out of CIDRA arbitral proceedings.