Consolidation of arbitration usually refers to the consolidation of two or more separate and interrelated pending arbitrations, where the arbitral tribunal shall render a joint arbitral award on disputes between the parties. Through the consolidation of arbitral proceedings, previously separate arbitration cases are merged into a single proceeding. This procedural mechanism serves to: (i) enhance the arbitral tribunal's efficiency in fact-finding and dispute resolution; and (ii) prevent conflicting awards in interrelated cases decided by different tribunals. However, neither the Arbitration Law nor the Civil Procedure Law contains express provisions governing arbitration consolidation. The legal basis for this practice derives principally from institutional arbitration rules promulgated by various arbitral institutions.