Independent expert evaluation before any formal step. Clarity on merits, risk, and the realistic range of outcomes — from $200.
Explore NES →Seven instruments. One methodology. Arbitration is always the last resort — every instrument before it is designed to prevent it.
Explore DRS →1,329+ certified neutrals. 80+ countries. 12 sector benches. Exclusive by design — maximum 10 per sector per country.
The Profession →Independent. Impartial. International.™ The global home of trusted neutrals — governed by the Global Council, powered by INDS™.
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Independent Neutral Evaluation (INE™)11-section NER report · INDS™ governed→ Clarity Snapshot™ — $200Fast-track · 3–5 days→ Standing NeutralPrevention from contract execution→ INDS™ Methodology→Who We Serve
For General Counsel→ For Global Corporations→ For SMEs — from $2,500→ For Lawyers & Legal Firms→ For Construction & Infrastructure→ For International Trade→Resolution Instruments
MediationFrom $800 · Singapore Convention · 56+ countries→ Expert DeterminationBinding · From $2,000→ Neutral Chairing→ Arbitration (Last resort)NY Convention · 164 countries→Prevention
CPRS™ Corporate Prevention→ Dispute System Design→ Neutral Appointing Service→12 Sectors
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My Dashboard→ My Bench Profile→Global corporations face disputes that cross borders, involve multiple parties, and carry reputational as well as financial risk. The Neutrals provides the people, the INDS™ process, the behavioural intelligence of GBI™, and the institutional framework to match your scale — and protect your interests from the moment a commercial relationship begins.
In most corporations, procurement sees cost and continuity. Legal sees risk and compliance — and often escalates faster than necessary. Sales sees customer retention. HR sees behaviour. Operations sees delivery. Leadership receives multiple conflicting reports and no neutral, unified assessment.
This is not incompetence. It is structural. And it means that by the time a dispute reaches the board, it is already in its late-middle stage — positions have hardened, advisors have been instructed, and the commercial relationship is under serious threat.
The Neutrals provides what no internal team can: a single, independent, cross-functional assessment — powered by INDS™ — that gives leadership the complete, unbiased picture before any of that happens.
Most ADR institutions arrive after the fire has started. The Neutrals arrives when the building is being designed. GBI™ identifies behavioural risk in partner networks before disputes form. INDS™ evaluates them scientifically when they do. CPRS™ — through the UNIONE COMMISSION™ — builds the prevention architecture across your entire partner ecosystem.
Speak to our corporate team about a GC Retainer Programme, UNIONE COMMISSION™ engagement, or an Independent Neutral Evaluation for a live matter.