Find a Resolver
When you use the Bermuda Branch appointment scheme, you will find a knowledgeable resolver – an arbitrator or mediator - who will ensure the appointment is carried out in a scrupulously fair manner in accordance with established rules.
The resolver chosen will be one who the Appointments’ Committee, a neutral body, considers to have the most suitable credentials for the dispute. Suitable neutral, comfortable locations are used throughout the City of Hamilton including the Bermuda Commercial Court and beyond, extending to other areas on the island. Please note that Bermuda time is one hour ahead of New York and four hours behind London.*
Request an Arbitrator: Please click here to request an Arbitrator (form) 2024
If you are interested in exploring arbitration or mediation to resolve a dispute, please contact our Branch Secretary.
Mediation and Arbitration Rules
Mediation and Arbitration Rules
The following Mediation and Arbitration Rules have been implemented by the Bermuda Branch to date:
- Ciarb Arbitration Rules - Bermuda(in force 14 May 2019)
- Ciarb Expedited Arbitration Rules - Bermuda(May 2019)
- Ciarb Family Law Financial Scheme Rules - Bermuda(May 2019)
- Ciarb Cost-Controlled Expedited Arbitration Rules (CCEA) - Bermuda(May 2019)
Procedure for Appointing an Arbitrator
Procedure for Appointing an Arbitrator
1. Complete application form and submit to the Branch Secretary.
2. Transfer payment of administrative fee $500.(Unless otherwise agreed by the parties – plaintiff and respondent - the fee is payable by the applicant. Multiple cases involving one respondent is eligible for a discounted rate.)
3. The Appointments’ Committee provides a list of names and profiles of potential arbitrators to the plaintiff and respondent for consideration.
4. The Appointments’ Committee authorises and activates the appointment of the arbitrator.
5. Pay the applicable arbitration fees – the amount depends on the set of Rules to be used.
6. The appointed arbitrator manages the procedure and document exchange from this point.
Please note that only Ciarb Fellows (FCIArb) and Chartered Arbitrators (C.Arb FCIArb) are appointed by the Ciarb Bermuda Branch Committee to arbitrate disputes. These include:
Delroy Duncan KC FCIArb
Georgia Marshall FCIArb
James Sellick FCIArb
John C. Lenzen FCIArb
John McKenna FCIArb
Kim White FCIArb
Narinder Hargun FCIArb
Peter Dunlop FCIArb
Tariq Mahmood FCIArb
Tim Marshall FCIArb
Biographies available upon request.
See: https://ciarb.bm/family-mediation.html
Family Disputes
Family Disputes
Bermuda Family Arbitration Procedural Rules 2019
Arbitration and mediation are both readily available options in family disputes over financial or ancillary issues.
Arbitration can offer the following advantages:
- Speed - you get a decision much more quickly in arbitration than by going to court.
- Choice of arbitrator - you choose the independent expert best suited to your situation and pocket.
- Choice of issues - you choose what you want the arbitrator to rule on.
- Continuity - the same arbitrator deals with all steps in your case from start to finish.
- Flexibility and control of procedure.
- Potential cost savings - the ability to limit the issues, adapt the process and set a decision more quickly tends to reduce costs.
The following is a list of Ciarb Fellows (FCIArb) with expertise in family law:
Georgia Marshall FCIArb
Kim White FCIArb
If you wish the Bermuda Branch to appoint an arbitrator, please complete and return this form.
The Bermuda Branch has in place specific rules to help guide arbitration. Click here to view the Family Law Financial Scheme Rules.