25th June 2020, Ibadan C h a p t e r w e b i n a r o n “ C h a l l e n g e s a n d Opportunities for Women in ADR During These Disputed Times” The Branch office re-opened on and it is observing the safety protocol laid down by WHO. 12th June 2020, Port H a r c o u r t C h a p t e r s webinar on “Arbitration:Navigating the Current P a n d e m i c t h r o u g h T e c h n o l o g y ” o n respectively.21st May 2020, Abuja C h a p t e r w e b i n a r o n D r a f t i n g a V a l i d & Enforceable Award”.5th May, 2020, Ibadan C h a p t e r w e b i n a r o n “Remote ADR: Feasibility, C h a l l e n g e s a n d Opportunities for Young ADR Enthusiasts”.Other webinars which have been held include Omololu B a j u l a i y e, D i g i t a l E x p e r t, University Lecturer, PhD Candidate at Tilburg University. Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour SAN, C.Arb, Immediate Past Chair, CIArb Nigeria Branch and Mr. The faculty at the webinar included Chief Bayo Ojo SAN, C.Arb, Immediate Past Trustee for Africa, CIArb. On 23 April, 2020, the Branch organized a webinar on “Remote Dispute Resolution where the CIArb Guidance Note on Remote Dispute Resolution Proceedings was discussed. Election was held electronically on 8th April, 2020 to fill the existing vacancies and the following were successful in the election.Īlso during the lockdown, the Institute released the CIArb Guidance Note on Remote Disputerd Resolution Proceedings. This was done via e-voting on the 8th of April 2020. During the lockdown, the Branch held election into the Branch Committee. In the first quarter of the year, Branch activities had to be s u s p e n d e d a n d t h e B r a n c h Secretariat closed following lockdown and restrictions on movement as a result of the pandemic. We had hitherto published paper copies of our Branch Journal “The Arbitrator” but in view of the COVI-19 pandemic we have now migrated to an E-Journal to continue to keep our members informed about our activities and developments in the arbitral community. Your contribution to the growth of Branch and the CIArb Network and your support during this COVI-19 pandemic is extremely important to us and is appreciated. I would like to thank you all for your support to the Branch. I hope we are all staying well and keeping safe during these trying times. The Arbitration in the Construction Industry in Nigeria” draws our attention to the bene I welcome you to the maiden edition E-Journal of the CIArb Nigeria Branch. The articles in this edition are contemporary as well as timely. Our traditional staples such as the Chairman’s remark, the report from the secretariat as well as t h e e d i t o r i a l h a v e b e e n maintained. Apart from being our maiden attempt at an e – j o u r n a l ( w e h a v e a n e -newsletter), it features articles that discuss the current realities and propose ways to deal with the situation at hand. This edition is special for a number of reasons. Thus, “physical distancing” i s n o b a r r i e r t o t h e “ T h e A r b i t r a t o r ” r e a c h i n g o u r members. The public up to date as we have done through the journal in the past. Even though this has been in the works and we had hinted members of the desire to make “The Arbitrator” an ejournal,two factors have made it necessary to begin now. This is the maiden edition of our journal. We urge members to continue to stay safe and comply with all the extant regulations.
We are grateful to God that we have not received any b a d n e w s c o n c e r n i n g any member. I hope that our members are staying safe in the light of our current realities. the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, Dean of the College of Law, Qatar Universityĭeputy Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations and other international organizations in Genevaĭr.I bring you warm felicitation from the editorial board.
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced Pursuant to Article 153 of the General Regulations of the Universal Postal Union, the arbitration proceedings are confidential. The constitution of the Tribunal was completed on. In a notice to initiate arbitration dated 20 September 2018, the State of Qatar invoked Article 32 of the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union, which provides that “n the event of a dispute between two or more member countries concerning the interpretation of the Acts of the Union or the responsibility imposed on a member country by the application of those Acts, the question at issue shall be settled by arbitration”. Arbitration pursuant to Article 32 of the Constitution of the Universal Postal Union (The State of Qatar v.