Virtual Module 3 Award Writing in International Arbitration 2023

This virtual course provides you with the knowledge of the main procedural elements of international arbitration to enable you to understand and participate in such proceedings. It is also an essential step towards achieving CIArb Fellowship.

Book your place to obtain the knowledge required to:

• Understand and consider evidence.
• Weigh evidence up and analyse submissions.
• Arrive at a conclusion.
• Write a final, reasoned, and enforceable Arbitration Award in compliance with UNCITRAL Model Law.

What is covered within the syllabus?

• Basic concepts and types of evidence.
• The burden and standard of proof.
• Written evidence and disclosure of documents.
• Expert Witnesses.
• Introduction: The purpose of the Award.
• The need for plain language.
• Legal and substantive requirements.
• Identifying the issues for determination.
• Reasoning and decision making.
• Structure of an Award.
• The form of the Award.
• Publishing the Award.

What are the entry requirements?

In order to register for the course, candidates must:

• have successfully completed and passed the CIArb Module 1 Law, Practice and Procedure,
• have successfully completed and passed the CIArb Module 2 Law of Obligations, or
• been granted an exemption from the CIArb Module 2 Law of Obligations.

Additionally, candidates are expected to have a minimum of five years’ professional workplace experience as, for example, a lawyer, surveyor, accountant, insurer, shipbroker or similar. This experience must involve communicating with others, problem-solving, managing workloads effectively, decision-making and the exercise of judgment.