A new service which will rate arbitrators is launching in January 2010. David Hechler assesses if the venture can help clients find rising talent beyond a few ‘household’ names
If there are online user ratings for books and restaurants, why can’t there be a similar system for mediators and arbitrators? This reasoning led the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) to strike an outsourcing deal with a little-known company that has already introduced such a service. CPR’s new arbitrator rating system is set to launch in January, and if it succeeds, it could put the concept on the map.
