Roster

Arbitrators may be professional arbitrators, registered lawyers, retired judges, or other experts. They must be impartial and upright and shall satisfy the qualifications set forth under The Arbitration Law. For the details about the qualifications of arbitrators, see Attachment 2, Article 13.

An international arbitration commission may appoint foreigners with professional knowledge in the fields of law, economy, trade, science, or technology as arbitrators.

Different from international practice, a roster of arbitrators is a mandatory requirement for any arbitration commission in the PRC. In a roster of arbitrators, the arbitrators must be listed by their respective specialties for convenient selection or appointment. After a request for arbitration is accepted, a roster of arbitrators, together with other documents and processes, will be served on the claimant and the respondent within the time period specified in the applicable arbitration rules.