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ARBITRATOR QUALIFICATIONS
>- If the arbitration is to be conducted by a sole arbitrator, the contract clause might provide that the arbitrator must be:
- A retired judge from a particular court; or
- A lawyer with 10 years of active practice in a specified area, such as construction or computer technology.
>If the arbitration is to be handled by a three-arbitrator panel, the contract clause might provide:- That the Chair be an attorney with at least 20 years of active litigation experience; or
- That the Chair be a retired judge from a particular court; or
- That one of the wing arbitrators be an expert in an area such as construction or be an accountant or a particular type of engineer; or
- That the Chair must previously have served as Chair or sole arbitrator in at least 10 arbitrations where an award was rendered following a hearing on the merits.
Note: The foregoing are just examples. The point is that the qualifications of the arbitrator(s) should be considered at the time when the contract clause is drafted.>