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Course Date: 13th & 14th October 2018 (Saturday & Sunday)
Course Time: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Venue: MCIA, 20th Floor, Express Towers, Nariman Point, Mumbai

Aim of the programme:

To provide the candidate with the knowledge required to analyse submissions, arrive at a conclusion and write a final, reasoned and enforceable arbitration Award in compliance with the UNCITRAL Model Law and Arbitration Rules.

Learning Outcome of the Course:

On successful completion of this course candidates will be able to:

  • recognise and evaluate evidence;
  • distil issues from the parties’ submissions;
  • order and deal with all the issues;
  • decide matters in dispute logically and in accordance with the law;
  • structure the Award;
  • write the discursive and operative parts of the Award;
  • deal with the parties’ costs and interest;
  • allocate arbitrator’s fees and expenses;
  • demonstrate compliance with the legal and other requirements for an enforceable Award.

Syllabus Covers:

  • Purpose of the Award;
  • Purpose of reasons;
  • Formal requirements of an Award;
  • Substantive requirements for an Award;
  • Elements of an Award;
  • The recitals;
  • Defining the issues;
  • Defining the law;
  • Ordering and handling issues;
  • Contentions on the issues;
  • Summarising evidence;
  • Findings of fact;
  • Dealing with legal submissions;
  • Arriving at a conclusion for each issue;
  • Parties’ costs and interest;
  • Arbitrator’s fees and expenses;
  • The seat of the arbitration;
  • Publishing the Award;
  • Sending out the Award and dealing with slips.

How will I be assessed?

Assessment of this course is split into two parts:

  • A written assignment to be submitted during the course (20%).
  • A 4-hour open book examination (80%).

Details of the assessment are as follows:

  • The assignment. This assessment is not on a pass or fail basis. The mark achieved will contribute up to 20% of the final mark.
  • The examination. This assessment is on a pass or fail basis. The mark achieved will contribute up to 80% of the final mark. Candidates who fail the examination will be required to re-sit the examination.
  • The overall assessment is based upon the combined marks of the assignment and examination. Candidates must achieve a minimum overall mark of 70% to pass the course.

Marks for the examination will be divided into two parts: Part A – Technical Merit; Part B – Judicial Merit. Candidates must achieve a minimum of 70% in each part.

The assignment and examination are both Award writing exercises. The Award must be reasoned and enforceable. Any candidate that submits an unenforceable Award will be deemed as a fail and awarded zero marks.

The examination is open book with no restrictions, which means candidates are permitted to take any materials they wish into the examination. The examination consists of a final Award submitted on a dispute presented in a scenario in two parts, the first provided by email approximately two weeks before the examination date, the second provided on the stipulated examination date.

Results are dispatched to candidates normally eight to twelve weeks from the date of the submission of the assignment or examination.

Course Fee

INR 59,000/-

The fee includes registration fee for the course, the first attempt at the assessment, study materials, and lunch and refreshments on all two days.

Last date for registration: 29th September 2018

Cancellation Policy:

Registration fee is non-refundable.

Registration Process:

Step 1:Applicable fee to be paid via Bank Transfer (NEFT) to the following account:
Name of Account Holder: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators India
Name of Bank: YES Bank Ltd
Account No: 016394600000011
Type of A/c : Savings
IFS Code: YESB0000163
Bank Branch: JVPD, Juhu Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400 049

Step 2:Email to be sent to [email protected] confirming the amount, date and transaction reference number of the payment, together with full name, complete postal address, contact number, and occupation/profession of the candidate.

Last date for registration: 29th September 2018
(Due to limited seats, registration on first come first served basis)

For further details, please contact:

MCIA
20th Floor Express Towers
Nariman Point, Mumbai
Maharashtra – 400021
Tel: +91 22 6105 8888
E-mail: [email protected]