Membership Criteria
Who can become a MaxMax Professional for providing Dispute Avoidance, Management and Resolution Services?
This position is by invitation only. If you would like to get invited, please reach out to us at administrators@maxmaxchambers.com with an expression of interest, including all relevant details. We would be happy to consider such a request.
Please note that the Indian Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 lays down criteria for persons to be appointed as arbitrators, which includes specified categories of professionals (including lawyers) with certain minimum experience. All MaxMax Professionals are so qualified.
As per law, in India, A person shall not be qualified to be an arbitrator unless he or she—
- is an advocate within the meaning of the Advocates Act, 1961 having ten years of practice experience as an advocate; or
- is a chartered accountant within the meaning of the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 having ten years of practice experience as a chartered accountant;
- is a cost accountant within the meaning of the Cost and Works Accountants Act, 1959 having ten years of practice experience as a cost accountant; or
- is a company secretary within the meaning of the Company Secretaries Act, 1980 having ten years of practice experience as a company secretary; or
- has been an officer of the Indian Legal Service; or
- has been an officer with law degree having ten years of experience in the legal matters in the Government, Autonomous Body, Public Sector Undertaking or at a senior level managerial position in private sector; or
- has been an officer with engineering degree having ten years of experience as an engineer in the Government, Autonomous Body, Public Sector Undertaking or at a senior level managerial position in private sector or self-employed; or
- has been an officer having senior level experience of administration in the Central Government or State Government or having experience of senior level management of a Public Sector Undertaking or a Government company or a private company of repute;
- is a person, in any other case, having educational qualification at degree level with ten years of experience in scientific or technical stream in the fields of telecom, information technology, Intellectual Property Rights or other specialised areas in the Government, Autonomous Body, Public Sector Undertaking or a senior level managerial position in a private sector, as the case may be.