Following lockdown, CIArb moved all of its training and assessment online by integrating a virtual classroom into its learning platform. This has enabled it to carry on delivering its programmes.

The 2020 Alexander Lecture delivered by Professor Richard Susskind OBE on 12 November 2020, focused on the ways that technology can be applied to dispute resolution both now and beyond.

At the end of October 2020 the Court of Appeal in the case of Hayley v Hayley [2020] EWCA Civ 1369 unanimously endorsed the Family Law Arbitration Financial Scheme operated under the IFLA Rules.

This year, the formal Congress was supplemented by the Congress Conference held virtually on 11 November 2020, consisting of a series of panel discussions, presentations from the CIArb leadership, and Q&A sessions with audience members from around the globe.

The UNIL LL.M. Programme in International Business Law & CEDIDAC, along with the Hospitality and Tourism Law at the American University, Washington College of Law are inviting abstracts on the impact of COVID on disputes and arbitration in the hospitality industry and the construction industry.

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) New York Branch and New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC) have announced the 2020 New York Arbitration Week (NYAW).