26 Sep 2019
CIArb UAE Branch celebrates the establishment of a Mediation Steering Committee to develop CIArb's mediation offering in the UAE, a full training pathway program for mediators, and a panel of CIArb accredited and approved mediators to service the region.
The steering committee, comprising of Leonora Riesenburg FCIArb (Branch Chair), Iryna Akulenka FCIArb (Branch Vice Chair), Conrad Bromley FCIArb (Honorary Treasurer), Fatima Balfaqeeh MCIArb (Branch Committee Member) and Faris Shehabi FCIArb (Branch Committee Member), held their first working session to coincide with Anthony Abrahams' (CIArb Director General), visit on 17 September 2019.
This pioneering and enterprising step will serve to further understanding and the promulgation of international mediation in the region.
12 Apr 2024
Significant progress on Advisory Centre for International Investment Law at UNCITRALIn 2017, UNCITRAL Working Group III (WGIII) was launched and was tasked with working on procedural reform of the investor state dispute settlement (ISDS) system. From 1-5 April 2024, Ciarb participated in the 48th session of WGIII in its capacity as an observer delegate.
12 Apr 2024
A promising future: Strengthening mediation through diversityWe speak to mediator and Imam Ibrahim Hussain MCIArb about mediation’s bright future, and why diversity strengthens mediation.
12 Apr 2024
RIDW24: Construction Arbitration Trends and Key TakeawaysCristen Bauer, Ciarb's Head of Policy, highlights a few key takeaways from the discussions at Riyadh International Disputes Week 24 (RIDW24)