🎉Exciting news: Don MacIntyre is now Ciarb's permanent Chief Executive
Ciarb is pleased to announce the appointment of Don MacIntyre as permanent Chief Executive, effective immediately.
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Dr. Crina Baltag FCIArb has confirmed that her topic for this year’s Roebuck Lecture will be ‘Revisiting the Paradox of Trust: Disclosure and the Changing Dynamics of Impartiality in International Arbitration’.
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Professor Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab C.Arb FCIArb, Ciarb’s 2025 President, was named the winner of the award for ‘best prepared and most responsive arbitrator’ at the 2026 Global Arbitration Review Awards ceremony in Paris on 26 March.
🌙 Eid Mubarak from Ciarb!
Wishing you peace, joy, and prosperity. May this special time bring reflection, connection, and new opportunities in the year ahead.
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In Part 1 of our 2026 Court Decision Summaries, Kenneth Salmon MCIArb, summarises recent court decisions concerning the enforcement of adjudicators' Awards under the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.
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As Arushi Kaulaskar’s six-month placement as Arbitration Policy and Professional Practice Intern at Ciarb draws to a close, we spoke to her about projects she’s been involved with, what she’s learned, and her personal highlights.
Cristina has become a global Ciarb thought leader, and her example is an incentive for our members everywhere. I congratulate Newmans Row and Cristina for their collaboration and wish her every success.” - Ciarb President, Cesar Pereira C.Arb FCIAb
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“Newmans Row has announced it will now manage the international arbitration practice of our Ciarb Brazil Branch Chair, Cristina Mastrobuono FCIArb. Her merits and recognition as an international arbitrator are undeniable. -
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📌 To learn more about how third-party funding in arbitration works, download Ciarb’s Guideline on Third-Party Funding: https://t.co/Zvkwp2wpq7
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The UK government recently announced plans to regulate third-party litigation funding agreements (LFAs) to minimise the impact of the UK Supreme Court’s 2023 judgment in PACCAR and ensure that the funding sector ‘works fairly and efficiently for all’.
the UK’s Minister of State for Justice, Sarah Sackman KC MP, confirmed the government will legislate that LFAs are not damages-based agreements (DBAs) and introduce ‘proportionate regulation’ of LFAs.
Special thanks to @GARalerts for featuring Ciarb’s 2025 Alexander Lecture, delivered by Professor Dr Mohamed Abdel Wahab C.Arb FCIArb.
Mohamed has also been nominated for Best Lecture or Speech' at the 16th annual Global Arbitration Review (GAR) Awards 2026.