Following the government's consultation on increasing mediation in the civil justice system, CIArb is developing a submission and invites members to contribute their viewpoints on the proposals.

Read CIArb’s response to the UK Government announcement on plans to introduce mandatory mediation for lower value disputes in England and Wales.

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Oman Commercial Arbitration Centre signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 27 July 2022 to promote international alternative dispute resolution in Oman and across MENA.

Nigeria is on the cusp of transforming its alternative dispute resolution (ADR) landscape through its Arbitration and Mediation Bill. It has taken 17 years to get to this point. Enehuwa Adagu looks back at the key stages of the Bill’s development and reflects on what this means for the country.

The role of the judiciary in promoting investor confidences through alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in Pakistan was the topic for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ (CIArb) Pakistan Branch latest seminar.

On 8 June 2022, the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI) appointed CIArb’s Director General, Catherine Dixon, to its Council along with several other new Council Members, all of whom are prominent and influential members of the ADR community.