The Arab British Fellowship Training Academy offers this training program in Legal Arbitration, a carefully designed program aimed at enabling participants to gain a comprehensive understanding of the legal framework governing arbitration and its procedural mechanisms.

The program highlights arbitration as one of the most prominent modern alternatives to traditional court litigation in dispute resolution. It focuses on the legal and procedural foundations that regulate arbitration agreements and proceedings, while emphasizing its growing role in efficiently and impartially resolving commercial and civil disputes. The program also sheds light on the sequential stages of arbitration, from the formation of the arbitration agreement through to the issuance and enforcement of the arbitral award. In addition, it provides a structured analysis of arbitration tribunals, their formation, and their legal competencies, equipping participants with a solid professional understanding applicable in legal and institutional environments.

Who Should Attend?

• Professionals working in the legal and judicial fields seeking to enhance their arbitration knowledge.
• Lawyers and legal consultants in both public and private sectors.
• Contract management and dispute resolution officers within organizations.
• Individuals interested in developing expertise in alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.

Knowledge and Benefits:

After completing the program, participants will be able to master the following:

• Provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental concepts of legal arbitration and its practical importance.
• Enable participants to understand the legal framework governing arbitration processes and procedures.
• Develop participants’ ability to follow arbitration stages from initiation to the issuance of the award.
• Strengthen participants’ knowledge of the formation of arbitration tribunals and their role in dispute management.
• Equip participants with systematic knowledge of enforcing arbitral awards in accordance with legal frameworks.

• Introduction to Legal Arbitration
  • Historical development of arbitration and its key milestones.
  • Arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism.
  • General principles governing arbitration systems.
• Legal Framework of Arbitration
  • Laws and regulations governing arbitration practice.
  • Scope of arbitration in various types of disputes.
  • Relationship between national courts and arbitration.

• Arbitration Agreement
  • Legal basis and validity requirements of arbitration agreements.
  • Drafting arbitration clauses in contracts.
  • Legal effects arising from arbitration agreements.
• Arbitration Tribunals
  • Formation and jurisdiction of arbitration tribunals.
  • Professional criteria for selecting arbitrators.
  • Independence and impartiality of arbitral tribunals.

• Arbitration Procedures
  • Initiation of arbitration proceedings and submission of claims.
  • Procedural rules governing arbitration processes.
  • Applicable timelines and legal procedural requirements.
• Selection of Arbitrators
  • Mechanisms for nomination and appointment of arbitrators.
  • Competency and qualification requirements for arbitrators.
  • Grounds for challenging or disqualifying an arbitrator.

• Evidence in Arbitration
  • Types of evidence admissible in arbitration proceedings.
  • Methods of presenting and evaluating evidence.
  • Role of evidence in forming arbitral conviction.
• Conducting Arbitration Hearings
  • Organization of hearings in accordance with procedural rules.
  • Time management and structured presentation of legal arguments.
  • Documentation and recording of arbitration proceedings.

• Arbitral Award and Enforcement
  • Essential elements and legal form of the arbitral award.
  • Substantive and formal requirements for a valid award.
  • Procedures for issuing and enforcing arbitral awards.
• Challenging Arbitral Awards
  • Legal grounds for challenging arbitral awards.
  • Competent authorities for hearing challenges.
  • Effects of challenges on the enforcement of awards.