Below you will find an overview of appointments of arbitrators, binding advisors, and mediators in NAI cases as of 1 January 2020.

 

The majority of appointments are made by parties and co-arbitrators (see, for example, Article 13 of the NAI Arbitration Rules 2015). Appointments may also take place through the list procedure whereby the NAI proposes three persons for each position. Furthermore, appointments can be made directly, for example when appointing an arbitrator in summary proceedings.

 

In 2021, 57% of the appointments were made by parties, 32% through the list procedure, and 11% directly. In case of the list procedure and direct appointments, the NAI appoints, in principle, arbitrators from the NAI Arbitrator List (see below), unless the relevant expertise is not present in the list.

The NAI compiles the list to be sent to the parties (if the list procedure applies) on the basis of the NAI Arbitrator List. The NAI Arbitrator List is also used for direct appointments by the NAI. If the requested expertise is not available, a search and subsequent appointment is made outside of the list. The NAI Arbitrator List has approximately 250 names. Admission to the NAI Arbitrator List is assessed by the Board in consultation with the NAI secretariat. The Board assesses the applications for admission to the arbitration list four times per year. The next time it will do so is on 16 January 2023. If you wish to apply to be placed on the NAI arbitration list you should send an email to arbitrators@nai-nl.org. You will then receive instructions of the procedure. We will only process fully completed application forms that are received by 2 January 2023

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