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Chartered Arbitrator status

Members who obtain Chartered Arbitrator status exemplify the very highest standards in effective dispute resolution.

Chartered Arbitrator status

Members who obtain Chartered Arbitrator status exemplify the very highest standards in effective dispute resolution.

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Chartered status represents excellence in practice. A Chartered Arbitrator is a Fellow who has demonstrated the consistent application of the knowledge, skills and attributes required by the ADR competence framework in their ongoing practice as an arbitrator.

Requirements

Eligibility - the threshold criteria

To be eligible to apply for Chartered Arbitrator status, an applicant must be an existing Ciarb Fellow and have:

 

  • Completed a minimum of fifteen (15) difficult and complex cases as an arbitrator in the last ten (10) years*; and
  • Managed at least three (3) hearings as an arbitrator in the capacity as sole arbitrator or chair**; and
  • Made a significant contribution to the field of arbitration and /or the standing or arbitrators, Ciarb and its members.***

* A completed arbitration is defined as one that resulted in a reasoned award on some or all of the merits of the dispute. Difficulty and complexity are relative concepts and will be a matter for the Chartered Selection Group (CSG) to decide.

 

** Exceptions to the requirement for hearing experience may be made at the discretion of the CSG for those with practices that are solely document-only, as long as the complexity and difficulty of the cases listed can be explained and demonstrated to meet the standards of excellence required.

 

*** Contribution to the development of arbitration or the work of Ciarb include research, writing and lecturing; voluntary service to Headquarters and to the Branches; and promoting the use and benefits of arbitration, including contributing to legislative reform that is designed to increase or improve the use of arbitration; and supporting others to progress (for example by mentoring or providing shadowing opportunities). It needs to be understood that these criteria alone would not suffice to qualify a candidate to be awarded C.Arb status.

 

Application Process

Chartered Arbitrator Application Form Autumn 2024 

Chartered Arbitrator Guidance for Applicants Autumn 2024 

The Autumn 2024 application round is between 1 October 2024 and 31 October 2024. All applications must be received by the Chartered Secretariat no later than 11.59 pm GMT on Thursday, 31 October 2024 along with the full payment. Late, incomplete applications, or those not accompanied by the required documentation or payment will not be considered.

The Chartered application fee for 2024 is £1,500 and is not refundable if an applicant is unsuccessful.

Contact

If you have any queries or would like further information about how to apply for Chartered Arbitrator status, please contact the Chartered Secretariat by:

Telephone: +44 0207 421 7447

Email: chartered@ciarb.org