The Family Law Children Arbitration Scheme (‘the Children Scheme’) is a scheme under which disputes concerning the exercise of parental responsibility and other private law issues about the welfare of children in England and Wales may be resolved by arbitration.
The Family Law Children Arbitration Scheme (‘the Children Scheme’) is a scheme under which disputes concerning the exercise of parental responsibility and other private law issues about the welfare of children in England and Wales may be resolved by arbitration.
In order to become an arbitrator under this Scheme, it is necessary that Scheme members qualify and maintain membership of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and concurrently are maintained as members of the relevant panel of arbitrators which shall be managed by Resolution on behalf of the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators Limited (“IFLA”).
The Scheme is administered by Resolution on behalf of IFLA, a company limited by guarantee whose members are the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (“Ciarb”), Resolution and the Family Law Bar Association (“FLBA”).
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Training and qualification as a family law arbitrator is available only to those who satisfy the conditions established by IFLA. Eligibility is considered without discrimination.
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1.1. An applicant for the children scheme must be either:
1.2. A retired practitioner who would have met the eligibility requirements at the time of their retirement, provided he or she applies to train within 12months from the date of retirement. 1.3. A retired Judge of the Court of Appeal or Supreme Court Justice who before or during his or her appointment as such sat as a High Court Judge in the Family Division, provided he or she applies to train within 12 months from the date of retirement. 1.4. A retired judge who was authorised to sit in the Family Court at the date of his or her retirement and who sat in the Family Court for at least 100 days in each of the two years preceding retirement of which at least 40% were in the discipline in which he or she seeks to qualify, provided he or she applies to train within 12 months from the date of retirement. |
Applicants other than retired judges must provide the name of two referees who are either:
In order to be considered for the course, please complete the application form and send it and your full CV to IFLA_Children@ciarb.org
Should you be successful in your application, you will be contacted regarding registration and payment.
Please note that CV’s are processed in batches and as such, the review process can take upwards of 4 weeks. You will be contacted should you be successful in your application.
To view the full course information sheet, please click here.
The Family Law Children Arbitration Scheme (‘the Children Scheme’) is a scheme under which disputes concerning the exercise of parental responsibility and other private law issues about the welfare of children in England and Wales may be resolved by arbitration.
In order to become an arbitrator under this Scheme, it is necessary that Scheme members qualify and maintain membership of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and concurrently are maintained as members of the relevant panel of arbitrators which shall be managed by Resolution on behalf of the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators Limited (“IFLA”).
The Scheme is administered by Resolution on behalf of IFLA, a company limited by guarantee whose members are the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (“Ciarb”), Resolution and the Family Law Bar Association (“FLBA”).
IFLA is responsible for:
• the rules governing the family law arbitration schemes
• eligibility, training, and qualification criteria
• application procedures
• criteria for remaining on the panels
• denying, suspending, or revoking membership of the panels
• development of the schemes
• public perceptions and requirements of the Schemes
• pursuing legislative reform as and when appropriate
Some of the primary advantages of family arbitration are:
The training course is delivered with a combination of:
The assessment will be provided electronically on Ciarb's online learning platform, LearnADR.
You will be given a case study that has been conducted under the current IFLA Scheme Rules. You will be required to deal with the papers as if you were the arbitrator in the case. This will involve considering them, deciding any issues which may appear and producing a reasoned determination in respect of those issues.
LearnADR is Ciarb's online learning platform.
Once you have purchased the course, you can access it by going to your dashboard and click on 'My Courses'. There you will find a red button that says, 'LearnADR'.
You will have access to LearnADR for 12 months from the date of the last course session.
3. Only one referee may be from the same firm or chambers as the applicant. Referees will be asked to certify that the applicant meets the following competencies:
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3.1. Intellectual capacity
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3.5. Efficiency
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On successful completion of the course and the corresponding assessment, candidates will:
Please note that candidates are only eligible to apply for Membership for a maximum of two years after having successfully completed the course and assessment.
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