CIArb in the Press

Postgraduate programme in ADR in the Spanish language

07 June 2010

In response to the growing demand for alternative dispute resolution in Latin America, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) has joined forces with the General Foundation of the University of Salamanca in Spain......

Trade wigs, gowns for a shirtsleeve legal alternative

07 June 2010

Scotland: Today is truly a great day in Scots legal and commercial history, the day on which the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 has come into force....

Seminars on Arbitration Act

07 June 2010

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators is organising seminars in Cork and Galway on the Arbitration Act 2010,...

Lawyers at war over future of arbitration legislation

06 June 2010

Scotland: Scottish lawyers are at loggerheads over whether new legislation which aims to reintroduce arbitration to Scotland will succeed....

CIArb Scotland Branch welcomes introduction of Scotland Arbitration Act

06 June 2010

Scotland: A senior lawyer has called on the Scottish Government to write arbitration clauses into all its new contracts in order to help Scotland......

Scottish solicitors have new opportunity with Arbitration Act

04 June 2010

The Law Society of Scotland welcomes the commencement of the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010....

Letter from the President of CIArb Australia regarding Commercial Arbitration Bill 2010

24 May 2010

What’s the worst that could happen?

22 May 2010

Colm O’Suilleabhain on project risks and the insurances that can be put in place to ease them.All construction projects carry with them inherent risk. Every standard form of contract requires certain types of insurance to be put in place. What... [Read more]

Nigeria: INEC - Jonathan Favours Agbakoba

19 May 2010

Lagos Baring last minute changes, human rights activist and founder of Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), Mr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), may be named the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Agbakoba, who is the immediate past... [Read more]

Mia Essien, SAN: What FG Should Do in N/Delta

18 May 2010

Called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985, Miannaya Aja Essien became only the 7th female Nigerian lawyer to take silk when she became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2007. Her path to the Inner Bar began eight years earlier... [Read more]

NEC reality check

15 May 2010

ustrated at the way in which the NEC contract is promoted as the answer to all construction's ills. Dont get me wrong, it is a good contract but at the end of the day it is virtually impossible to compel... [Read more]

Cyprus International Arbitration Center launched

15 May 2010

The launch of the Cyprus International Arbitration Centre (CIAC) has been announced recently......

NEC reality check

15 May 2010

Philip Adams looks at compensation events and the role of the project manager in NEC contracts.I become increasingly frustrated at the way in which the NEC contract is promoted as the answer to all constructions ills. Don’t get me wrong,... [Read more]

Arbitrating the future

14 May 2010

Arbitration, seen as a huge growth industry for The Bahamas, has taken a big step forward with an international organization setting up its stall in the islands. The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) of London, the leading professional body for... [Read more]

Webcast: E-disclosure in Litigation: Avoid the Pitfalls - 27 May 2010

05 May 2010

SCL members are invited to attend Clive Freedman's webcast which is part of "The New Age of E-Discovery" summit entitled "E-disclosure in Litigation: Avoid the Pitfalls" taking place online on 27 May 2010. Webcast live date: 27 May 2010Webcast location:... [Read more]

Arbitration is complementary to the courts

28 April 2010

A letter to the Financial Times from CIArb in defence of international arbitration....

GGF’s customer conciliation scheme

28 April 2010

Being a member of the GGF not only benefits window and door companies, it also benefits their customers. This has always been the case, but the Federation has recently launched a leaflet, aimed at domestic consumers, explaining what services are... [Read more]

Top spot for arbitrator Joe

23 April 2010

GREYSTONES man Joe Behan has been elected world president of the 12,000-strong Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) for the year 2010.... [Read more]

Arbitration honour for an Irishman

21 April 2010

A top world position in alternative dispute resolution has gone to Irishman Joe Behan, who has been elected world president of the 12,000-strong Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) for 2010. An engineer by training, Mr Behan heads up the... [Read more]

Twilight seminar - 22/04/2010

21 April 2010

Organiser: Centre for Construction Innovation Contact email: emma.looskin@ccinw.com Twilight seminar The event will look at the nature of sustainability, the scale of the problem and the conflict that arises for construction. It will consider the role of... [Read more]

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