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The North West Branch is as the title suggests, a regional Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

Geographically, we cover the North West of England and encapsulate the connurbations of Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Chester and the boundaries of the Branch reach as far North as the southern boundary of the Cumbrian Branch, as far East and South as the North East and Midlands Branches, as far West as the border with the Wales Branch. Last but not least, the Branch also takes in the Isle of Man and the North Wales Chapter.

The Branch aims to represent members of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators that reside within its boundaries and we aim to promote the aims and objectives of the Institute at a regional level.

One of the primary functions of the Branch is to arrange educational events for its members. These range from specific educational topics that are deemed to be of ineterest to those practising in the fields of law, expert witness, adjudication, mediation and arbitration and can be full or half day events or evening events sometimes held over Dinner. Some of the events while being educational are also classed as training events for example our popular Mediator, Arbitrator and Adjudicator Surgeries where delegates discuss real-life situations in manageable sized groups that highten the experience and in some cases provided one-to-one assistance by our experienced tutors and course leaders.

Please see our Events Calendar for the Branch for further information.

The Branch is often the first port of call for members who wish to learn more about the Institute's affairs or to gain CPD points/hours.

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