Validity of the arbitration award. Allegations that the award would be null and void on the grounds that the arbitration proceedings commenced without the consent of one of the parties and that the award was rendered outside the stipulated six-month time limit. Allegations that are unsustainable. Where there is a self-sufficient arbitration clause, the subsequent consent of the parties is not required for the commencement of the arbitration proceedings. Award that complied with the time limit stipulated by the parties: