CIArb’s London Branch recently held its annual general meeting through online conferencing, and elected 6 new members to its committee.

On 5 March 2020, CIArb's London Branch delivered the event “All’s fair in love and sport? Dispute resolution in the sporting world”.

Last year’s hot topic was ‘Will someone else fund my claim?’. Seminars and workshops on Third Party Funding attracted record registrations, packed attendance and often with a waiting list.

On Wednesday 13 November 2019, CIArb’s London Branch held a joint seminar with the London Maritime Arbitrators Association on 'Non-lawyer Arbitrators: Expertise and Perspectives'.

On 12 September 2019, a panel of legal and industry experts considered the growth of third-party arbitration funding, and the implications for arbitrators, funders, lawyers and clients.

On 23 May 2019, CIArb’s London Branch and the Anglo Russian Law Association jointly held a seminar entitled “Arbitration and Mediation in Russia and the CIS”. The event was hosted by Osborne Clarke LLP.