In September 2018, the UAE Branch successfully ran the 40-hour Commercial Mediation Training and Assessments for the second time in Dubai.

The Presidential Elections were held at CIArb’s Congress on 14 & 15 November 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. Congratulations to Francis Xavier SC and Ann Ryan Robertson for their elections as Deputy President and Vice President.

On 6 December 2018, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) held its annual ‘Dispute Appointment Service Convention’ at the Norton Rose Fulbright, London.

In the pursuit of bringing better access to justice at lower cost for the people, Justice Hamid Sultan has developed a noble and prize winning concept.

On 11 September 2018 the London Branch held a panel debate on “The Complexity of Diversity in International Arbitration”

On 5 July 2018 the London Branch held its 15th annual mediation seminar on the subject of benefits, problems and alternative methods of resolution in construction disputes.