Recourse Accredited Lawyer

Give your clients an answer for disputes too small to litigate

Most commercial disputes are worth too little to fight and too much to drop. The Recourse clause gives the agreements you draft a working answer: an agreed venue, determined in minutes under published Rules and published doctrine, binding as expert determination. Accreditation is free.

Start accreditation — judge a sample case Model clauses

Accreditation starts with the practical: fictional sample cases across practice areas — judge at least one, ideally the one nearest your specialism, blind against the venue's determination. Already judged? Finish your application.

What accreditation gets you

A defensible professional answer

The Standard Rules are readable in twenty minutes and versioned permanently; determinations operate as contractual expert determination, a mechanism English law knows well. Jurisdiction-specific enforceability notes are published as they are settled with counsel.

Referrals, not commissions

When a determination needs enforcing, or a respondent never engages, the participating party is referred to an accredited lawyer in their jurisdiction — dispute-in-hand instructions, with no referral fee in either direction.

A public profile

recourse.so/lawyers/your-name: jurisdiction, practice areas, firm, verification — listed in the directory clients are sent to.

Standing in the doctrine

Critique the venue's reasoning and shape the published doctrine — reviewed contributions are credited. Accredited lawyers are first in line for the paid human-adjudicator bench (Rule 12).

Requirements

Current practising status, verified (e.g. SRA number in England & Wales)
Complete the accreditation practical: judge the sample cases blind and review the venue's determinations against your own — your committed answers accompany your application
Working knowledge of the Standard Rules and doctrine
Agreement to recommend the venue only where professionally appropriate