Branch News

The ninety-eighth Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators will be held at 12 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2LP at 6.15pm on Thursday 17 May 2012. An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) will be held immediately after the...

It's been a busy few months for the London Branch. Read their latest news update here.

The United Arab Emirates Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators held its inaugural seminar in Abu Dhabi on 26 October 2011.

On the evening of 3rd November 2011, Branch members, their partners and guests attended the North West Branch Annual Dinner.

Roseanna Cunningham, Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs met with Chapter chair Derek Auchie and representatives of the CIArb Northern Chapter on 27 September 2011 in Aberdeen.

The North American Branch (NAB) has been extremely busy over the last few months, with two recent training programs.

I had the pleasure of attending this CIArb/LCIA 7th Annual Joint Seminar kindly hosted by Norton Rose and chaired by London committee chairman, Hew Dundas.

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Nigeria Branch) was requested to run an Arbitration Entry Course leading to accreditation of arbitrators by the CIArb for the Kigali International Arbitration Centre.

CIArb's East Asia Branch (EAB) and CEITAC South China Sub-Commission held a one-day Conference on 'Chinese Enterprises 'Going Out of PRC': Risks and Precautions' in Shenzhen, PRC, on 29 July 2011. The conference was a huge success, welcoming more than...

The appointment of Bennar Balkaya MCIArb as Chair of the European Branch with effect from April 2011 has generated widespread congratulations for Bennar from across the continent and beyond. One of those to congratulate Bennar was Cherie Booth QC MCIArb,...

Many Branch members and guests enjoyed the East Asia Branch Annual Dinner which took place on 7 April 2011 at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Hong Kong. The Branch chair Timothy Hill FCIArb summarized some of the highlights of the...

The Scotland Branch held its first joint event between members of CIArb and the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland (CIOBS) on 29 March. The evening meeting was held to introduce a wider audience to mediation as a way of...

CIArb's North American Branch (NAB) has seen a great deal activity throughout the region in recent months. The Chicago Chapter welcomed Doug Jones, President of CIArb, to the city on May 16. Doug first gave an address to the Chicago...

New speakers Anounced and Early Bird Booking Rate Extended to 30 April...

CIArb India Branch has been organising a series of awareness programmes with institutions including the 135 year-old Bombay Stock Exchange, the Inter-connected Stock Exchange, the 190 year-old daily newspaper The Bombay Samachar, the Rotary Club and the Forward Market Commission...

CIArb broke new ground on 27 November with its very first course in Seoul, Korea....

The European Branch will be holding its 2011 Spring Conference and AGM in Paris on 8 and 9 April. The conference will be held in association with the mediation section of the Paris Bar and will be held in the...

Notwithstanding Arctic conditions, the Scottish Branch hosted two very well attended events on 26 October and 18 November 2010 with more than thirty attendees at each. The event on 26 October took place in Glasgow when William Frain-Bell provided an...

The North American Branch (NAB) has been very active in the last few months, holding Accelerated Route to Member and Fellow training programs in Miami, Florida, in November in conjunction with the Southeast Chapter. The program, which was the largest...

The Young Members Group of CIArb's United Arab Emirates Branch held its inaugural social event in the Capital Club at the Dubai International Financial Centre on 24 November....