Constitution

On 28th February 2005, the Chartered Institute's new Royal Charter was executed by Her Majesty the Queen under the Great Seal. This radically restructured the Institute to bring its constitution into line both with its current membership distribution and the requirements of and on such an institution in the 21st century. Membership (now over 11,000 in approx. 100 countries) is now more than 50% outside the UK and this is reflected in the new procedures for electing a President and a Board of Trustees, the former's role being ambassadorial in promoting the status and reputation of the Institute worldwide, the latter's being to manage the affairs of the Institute. Since Scotland is a separate legal jurisdiction from England & Wales, Scottish Branch is classed as an International Branch with consequent devolution of some responsibilities from CIArb HQ

Details can be obtained from our 'Honorary Secretary' Richard Farndale.

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