Professional, regulatory and trade associations
Adjudication Society - UK based, The Adjudication Society is a not-for-profit membership body promoting resolution of construction disputes by means of adjudication. The society currently has 579 members.
LINK: www.adjudication.org/
Association of Consulting Engineers - is a UK organisation with around 800 firms as members and operating across many different disciplines. ACE represents the business interests of the consultancy and engineering industry in the UK.
LINK www.acenet.co.uk
Bar Council -is a professional body for barristers in England and Wales. With 115 elected barristers who are the members and represent the interests of the Bar on all matters relating to the profession, whether trade union, disciplinary, public interest or in any way affecting the administration of justice.
LINK www.barcouncil.org.uk
Bar Standards Board - regulatory body for Barristers in the UK. Promotes and maintain excellence in the quality of legal services provided by barristers to support the rule of law.
LINK: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/
British Banking Authority - is the leading association for the UK banking and financial services sector, speaking for 223 banking members from 60 countries on the full range of UK or international banking issues and engaging with 37 associated professional firms.
LINK: www.bba.org.uk/
British Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) - represents over 9,000 professionals working and studying in the field of Architectural Technology. CIAT is internationally recognised as the qualifying body for Chartered Architectural Technologists (MCIAT) and Architectural Technicians (TCIAT).
LINK www.biat.org.uk
Chartered Institute of Shipbrokers (ICS)- with over 3500 members ICS is the only internationally recognised professional body representing shipbrokers, ship managers and agents throughout the world.
LINK: www.ics.org.uk
Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) - is a global organisation with over 42,000 members. The CIOB is the international voice of the building professional, representing an unequalled body of knowledge concerning the management of the total building process.
LINK: http://www.ciob.org.uk/home
Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants (CIPFA) - is one of the leading professional accountancy bodies in the UK and the only one which specialises in the public sector.
LINK: www.cipfa.org.uk/
Construction Industry Council - is the representative forum for the professional bodies, research organisations and specialist business associations in the construction industry. It provides a single voice for professionals in all sectors of the built environment through its collective membership of 350,000 individual professionals and 25,000 firms of construction consultants.
LINK www.cic.org.uk
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) - based in the UK with approximately 80000 members. A registered charity based in the UK that strives to promote and progress civil engineering.
LINK http://www.ice.org.uk/homepage/index.asp
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAWE) - a professional accountancy body, providing leadership and practical support to over 132,000 members in 165 countries, working with government, regulators and industry to maintain the highest standards.
LINK http://www.icaew.com
Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)- is an international professional membership organization for people who have an interest in and relevant experience in chemical engineering. Currently they have 27,000 international members.
LINK: www.icheme.org
Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMECHE) - is a professional engineering institution based in the UK with 80,000 members.
LINK: www.imeche.org/
The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA). - Based in the UK, ICSA is the world's leading authority on corporate governance. ICSA represent the interests of business when legislation is reviewed and amended and support company secretaries through a number of member services.
LINK: www.icsa.org.uk/
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - A non-profit organization, IEEE is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology.
LINK: www.ieee.org
The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA) - The Association appoints arbitrators and mediators.
LINK: www.jcaa.or.jp
Financial Services Authority (FSA) - An independent non-governmental body and regulator of all providers of financial services in the UK.
LINK: www.fsa.gov.uk
Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA) - is a worldwide trade association promoting international trade in grains, animal feeding stuffs, pulses and rice.
LINK: www.gafta.com
National Specialist Contractors' Council -(NSCC) - is a trade association who brings together the common aims of specialist trade organisations within the construction industry and is the authoritative voice of Specialist Contractors in the UK.
LINK: www.nscc.bbsnet.co.uk/
National Housing Federation (NHF) - the trade and representative membership body for housing associations in England and Wales.
LINK www.housing.org.uk/
Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) - provides support for their 40,500 members worldwide in the form of training, technical services, publications and events, and set standards for the education of architects, both in the UK and overseas.
LINK www.architecture.com/
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) - operates out of 146 countries, supported by an extensive network of regional offices located in every continent around the world.
LINK: www.rics.org/
Society of Construction Law- has worked to promote for the public benefit education, study and research in the field of construction law and related subjects (including adr, arbitration and adjudication), both in the UK and overseas. The Society now has 2210 members from all sectors of the construction industry.
LINK: www.scl.org.uk/
Society of Construction Arbitrators - aims to promote best practice in Construction Arbitration and other dispute resolution techniques by liaison with Government, the Judiciary, the legal profession and users. Membership is limited to 40 members; 10 practising in each of the fields of Architecture, Engineering, Quantity Surveying and the Law.
LINK: www.constructionarbitrators.org/
Solicitors Regulatory Authority - regulatory body for Barristers in the UK.
LINK: www.sra.org.uk/
Last Updated: 26 August 2010