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The Family Law Financial Arbitration Scheme (‘the Financial Scheme’) under which disputes of a financial or property nature with a family background 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:

• Choice: parties can select the decision maker.
• Efficiency: choosing arbitration can save court resources.
• Flexibility: arbitration may be used for discrete issues within a case.
• Continuity: with direct, continuous involvement of the decision maker.
• Privacy: arbitration is a confidential process.
• Speed: arbitration can be faster than court-based processes.

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.

On successful completion of the course and the corresponding assessment, candidates will:

• Be fully qualified in both Children's and Financial Arbitration.
• Be eligible to apply for Membership and request that their professional profile be added to the IFLA website.

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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