The Adjudicator nominated to consider a dispute referred to him shall be wholly independent of the relevant parties to the dispute and shall be selected in accordance with the following:
17.8.1 the nominee shall be an expert on matters of schools funding, being a qualified lawyer or accountant with not less than ten (10) years' experience in the field; and
17.8.2 if the relevant parties to the dispute are unable to agree on the identity of the Adjudicator, the President for the time being of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators shall appoint such Adjudicator within twenty (20) Business Days of any application for such appointment by the relevant party.