Enhance Your Skills in Commercial Arbitration With the Endorsement of the Most prestigious international fellowship
Overview
A first-of-its-kind 11 Months qualification program in the region, this program equips you with the skills and knowledge you need to handle international commercial arbitration cases and draft awards, offered by the Centre and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).
Format: In-person
Accreditation: CIArb
Modules
The three modules program includes:
Module 1: Law, practice, and procedure of international arbitration.
Duration: three months
Module 2: Obligations law.
Duration: five months
Module 3: Evidence, decision-making, and award drafting.
Duration: three months
CIArb offers two grades of membership to those who complete the program:
Membership (MCIArb): upon successful completion of Module 1.
Fellowship (FCIArb): upon successful completion of Modules 2 and 3.
Upon admission by CIArb, members will be part of a professional network of arbitration practitioners with more than 17,000 members in 139 countries around the globe. CIArb’s 42 branches around the world offer the Fellowship Program. The Centre is in collaboration with CIArb to implement this program for the first time in the Sultanate, in both Arabic and English.
CIArb is a well-reputed, professional non-profitable organization with more than 100 years of experience. It promotes the knowledge and practice of ADR internationally through the various training programs it offers around the globe.
Law, practice, and procedure of international arbitration
This module sheds light on knowledge of international arbitration principles and best practices. It is the first step for anyone who is desirous to get started in arbitration or is a party, or a representative, witness, or expert to an arbitration case.
Objective
To have a comprehensive understanding of the international arbitration procedures and to have the right tool to employ legislation and regulations based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration and the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.
Learning Outcomes
Understanding the meaning of international arbitration.
Awareness of the principles, rules, and agreements for arbitration practice, and their application.
Understanding arbitration’s legal basis.
Get a comprehensive understanding of the contractual nature of arbitrator appointments.
Awareness of the arbitrator’s scope of authority and functions.
awareness of the rights and obligations of the parties to arbitration cases.
Understanding the courts roles in relation to arbitration proceedings.
Knowledge of the requirements to enforce arbitral awards.
Being able to apply arbitration’s principles and requirements.
Being able to apply the UNCITRAL Model Law provisions on International Commercial Arbitration.
Cost
1678 Pounds
Duration
There will be three months of self-study interspersed with tutorials every month.
Assessment
There will be a virtual exam. Candidates must start the exam within five days after it is uploaded to the learning platform and will have 48 hours to complete it. Exam results will be sent to candidates 12 weeks after the date of the exam.
Admission Requirements
There are no prerequisites for Module 1 enrollment.
Results of successful completion
Upon passing Module 1, candidates will be eligible for:
A completion certificate issued by CIArb.
CIArb membership at the MCIArb grade.
Listing in the SCCA Arbitrator Roster if they meet the other admission criteria.
The law of obligations
This Module will provide you with an understanding of the principles of law of obligations governing commercial contracts and the disputes that arise from them if you wish to advance your legal knowledge. The module is also appropriate for those involved in commercial dispute resolution or who wish to become qualified arbitrators, members of arbitral tribunals, or mediators.
Objective
Identify the principles of tort and contract law, both in common law and civil law, and their relation to the emergence and resolution of disputes.
Learning Outcomes
An understanding of the sources of law and their use in common law and civil law.
An understanding of the nature and significance of various types of obligations.
Possess the ability to seek damages for torts.
Analyzing problems using tort and contract law.
Cost
950 OMR
Duration
There will be five months of self-study interspersed with tutorials every month.
Assessment
There will be a virtual exam. Candidates must start the exam within five days after it is uploaded to the learning platform and will have 48 hours to complete it. Exam results will be sent to candidates 12 weeks after the date of the exam.
Admission Requirements
Passing Module one or the Exemption Test.
Results of successful completion
Upon passing Module 1, candidates will be eligible for:
A completion certificate issued by CIArb.
Continuation to Module 3 (after passing the third level, the participant will be granted a fellow degree from the British Royal College of Arbitrators).
Evidence, Decision-Making, and Award Writing
This module covers the difficulties that must be resolved in an arbitration case, how the parties’ reports, documents, and evidence are handled and evaluated, and how the law is applied to them, as well as how to reach a decision and create an arbitral award.
Objective
In order to draft a binding, convincing, and enforceable arbitral award in accordance with the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, the candidate must develop the abilities to take into account, comprehend, and evaluate the evidence, examine testimony and the evidence, and reach a conclusion.
Learning Results
The capacity to research and assess data.
The capacity to determine the dispute’s subject and render a decision.
The ability to draft arbitral awards.
The capacity to comprehend the core of an award.
The ability to calculate the costs that must be borne by the parties and to choose the arbitrators’ fees and costs.
The capacity to draft a thorough, enforceable arbitration award.Content
Cost
950 OMR
Duration
There will be five months of self-study interspersed with tutorials every month.
Assessment
There will be a written test that is remotely administered. After the exam is uploaded to the learning platform, candidates have five days to start it and 48 hours to finish it. Candidates will receive exam results 12 weeks after the exam date.
The exam questions are divided into two sections:
Contract: Accounts for 65% of the total.
Tort liability: Accounts for 35% of the total.
Requirements for Admission
Candidates who successfully complete Module 3 are qualified to receive:
A completion certificate from CIArb.
CIArb membership at the FCIArb grade.
Listing in the OAC Arbitrator Roster if they satisfy the other admission requirements.
Exemption Test
You may apply for an exemption from Module 2 if you hold a legal or sharia credential from an accredited institution or a law license. A test for exemption that gauges your understanding of tort law, contract law, and the law of obligations must be passed. Contract law and tort liability are covered in the 90-minute multiple-choice exam. If you pass, you can electronically download your exemption certificate. It is offered electronically. If you fail, you must take Module 2 again.
What can I gain by successfully completing the program or one of its modules?
You will benefit significantly from participating in this program, including:
A certificate of completion for the entire Fellowship Program or one of the modules from CIArb.
CIArb grade MCIArb or FCIArb membership.
If you meet the other admission requirements, listing in the OAC Arbitrator Penal
Do the Arabic and English versions of the program differ in any way?
There is absolutely no difference in either the graduation certificate’s content or format.
Is there daily coursework?
The course uses a self-study methodology, allowing candidates to plan their study time around their daily schedule, but there is also a tutorial at the end of each academic month. The tutorial is a meeting between the candidates and the course instructor where they go over the readings, discuss what they have learned, address issues, and come up with solutions. To broaden the candidates’ knowledge and solidify learning outcomes, attendance at these tutorials is required.