Qualifying Requirements for Admission to the Panel of Neutrals
Members who seek to be admitted to the LSNEDS Panel of Neutrals must satisfy the following requirements:
they have been in practice as an advocate and solicitor (as defined in the Legal Profession Act) for a period of not less than 10 years in aggregate;
and
they must provide undertakings, namely, to act as a neutral if appointed by the Law Society at the scale of fees as determined by the Law Society from time to time;
and
they must satisfy the following requirements:
they have acted as an adjudicator and/or arbitrator and/or neutral; and
they have written at least 2 reasoned awards and/or adjudication determination and/or neutral evaluation and/or neutral determination.