Article 8: Qualifications of Arbitrators

8.1 Every arbitrator shall be and remain independent and impartial.

8.2 Every arbitrator shall have the qualifications agreed by the parties or, absent such agreement, such qualifications as the Registrar considers appropriate having regard to the nature of the dispute.

8.3 For international commercial arbitrations, the sole or presiding arbitrator shall be of a nationality other than that of any party, unless the parties otherwise agree in writing.

8.4 Arbitrators appointed under these Rules shall be drawn, wherever reasonably possible, from the Lex Arbitrate Panel of Arbitrators. The Registrar may appoint an arbitrator outside the Panel where the dispute so requires, subject to the qualifications and disclosure requirements under these Rules.