Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
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| Founded | 1915 |
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| Type | Professional body |
| Headquarters | 12 Bloomsbury Square, London, WC1A 2LP |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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President
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Charles Brown |
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Patron
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Sundaresh Menon |
| Website | http://www.ciarb.org/ |
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) is a leading professional membership organisation representing the interests of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practitioners worldwide. It has over 14,000 members located in over 130 countries supporting the global promotion, facilitation and development of all forms of private dispute resolution worldwide. Institute members cover the three main ADR disciplines of arbitration, construction adjudication and mediation.
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) was founded as The Institute of Arbitrators on 1 March 1915 and became registered as a charity in the United Kingdom in 1990. The institute was incorporated by Royal Charter in 1979.
It was founded as an unincorporated association by H C Emery (a solicitor and chartered secretary), F M Burr (an architect), I W Bullen (an accountant), A Powells (profession unknown) and A Stevens (a solicitor)
The aim of the Institute was 'to raise the status of Arbitration to the dignity of a distinct and recognised position as one of the learned professions'.
The first Secretary of CIArb was H C Emery, one of the founders, and the first offices were at 32 Old Jewry, London EC2. The first President, elected in June 1915, was Lord Headley, a consulting engineer. Since then there have been eight further Secretaries, Secretary Generals or Director Generals and fifty-four Presidents or Honorary Presidents.
In around 1920 the offices of the Institute moved to Old Broad Street and in April 1925 it became an incorporated body limited by guarantee. Further moves took place to Norfolk Street WC2, Bedford Square WC1, Portland Place W1 and in 1965 to Park Crescent W1. In 1975 the Institute moved into premises in Cannon Street EC4 where it remained until the move to Angel Gate EC1 in 1990. Then in January 2001 it acquired the freehold of 12 Bloomsbury Square and moved in the following month. This is the first time in its history that the Institute has owned the premises in which it has been located.
Another milestone in CIArb's history was reached in 1975 with the merger of the arbitration activities of the Institute and the London Court of Arbitration, thus affording the Institute a greater entrée into international arbitration and an invaluable opportunity to increase its public profile. The Institute entered into an association with the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the City Corporation to create a Joint Committee of Management on which all three bodies were equally represented. The Institute and the London Court of Arbitration demerged in 1986.
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