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....
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]