CIArb members include leading dispute resolution practitioners from many different sectors and professional backgrounds but we also welcome newcomers with an interest in ADR.
CIArb membership is essential for:
People who use ADR skills in their existing job
Professional advisers: lawyers and other professional advisers
Practitioners: people who are, or aspire to be, practising arbitrators, mediators or adjudicators
Benefits of CIArb membership
A prestigious, globally-recognised qualification
Use of recognisable post-nominal letters ACIArb, MCIArb, FCIArb
Access to a worldwide professional community and global networking opportunities
Continuing professional development (CPD) through a programme of events and courses
Free subscription to CIArb’s leading quarterly journal, Arbitration (worth over £250) and free access to CIArb’s library at the Maughan Library, London
The Resolver magazine, regular CIArb updates, members’ area of the CIArb website, weekly Linex Legal alerter service (worth £100)
Professional advice and guidance including a dispute resolution advice service and authoritative practice guidelines
Discounts on a range of products and services, professional indemnity insurance and events
Criteria and qualifications for membership
Associate
The minimum criteria for eligibility is that an applicant must have either:
passed one of CIArb’s Introductory Assessments; or
completed a recognised equivalent or exempt course; or
demonstrated the level of experience in the relevant field as required by CIArb and provide evidence to that effect with the application.