Solicitors eligible for membership shall be those:-

(i)  who are eligible to hold a current Practising Certificate;

(ii) who have applied for membership in the form prescribed by the Membership Committee from time to time, having been proposed and seconded by two members;

(iii) who have satisfied the Membership Committee of a close connection with TCC  Business.  The Membership Committee shall have full discretion in each case to determine whether each applicant has a sufficiently close connection, but shall ordinarily require the applicant to show five years of relevant experience including the supervision and/or conduct of not less than four cases of. TCC Business or comparable arbitration; and 

(iv) who, following such approval, have been elected by the Committee.