THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE
OF ARBITRATORS
EAST MIDLANDS BRANCH
(Chairman: Bill Fisher)
BRANCH OFFICERS AND WORKING PARTY MEMBERS
BRANCH
NEWSLETTER
May 2000
CHAIRMAN'S
NOTE
Welcome to the 2000/2001 session of the East Midlands Branch
At the AGM, on 13 April,
the new Branch Committee was elected and the Officers have since been
identified – some old some new! Peter Dickinson and myself continue as Hon
Secretary and Chairman respectively, but we have a new Hon Treasurer in Bill
Fisher (Roger Fountain having retired), and a new Public Relations Officer in
Jeffrey Rosenthal (a role that Peter Dickinson has undertaken in the past)
The attendance at the AGM
was somewhat disappointing but those who did turn up had an excellent
presentation from Smith Bernal, of their LiveNote system and on a new tape
recording and transcription service called “Talk Write Back” run by a parallel
company. Members may be interested to know that Smith Bernal are now making
their software available free for use off-line.
The Annual Dinner, at the
Donington Thistle Hotel, was a very pleasant occasion, with 75 attending (give
or take a few absences due to illness) and I am very grateful to those who
supported the event. It was a pity that the President, Neil Kaplan, was unable
to be present, but the evening went well just the same. At the Dinner we made a
small presentation to Roger Fountain, on his retirement, to mark the many years
of service he has given to the Branch, not only as Hon Treasurer but also as a
former Chairman.
Looking forward, we have
a continuing programme of events – see attached details – and I hope that many
of you will take the opportunity of getting involved. While promoting our
activities to kindred professionals we always learn something ourselves and
have the added bonus of networking with others practising in the field.
As you will see, we also
plan to run an Arbitration Workshop, or Surgery, an Expert Witness Seminar and
an evening Informal Dinner Discussion with Eric Mouzer (“Mr Macob”) – guests
will be particularly welcome at this event.
As always, your committee
is anxious to hear from you with comments, requests or suggestions on
activities past or future – telephone or e-mail facilities make it very easy –
just lift the ‘phone or click on the button!
With best wishes for a
prosperous 2000.
HON
SECRETARY'S REPORT
CIARB WEB SITE
Visit the CIArb web site on http://www.arbitrators.org.
Members can link their own web sites to this should they wish.
The Branch web site is being prepared by Roy Pickavance and it can be accessed
via this link. It will give detail of all the officers and will shortly also give the programme of
events with a reply system for easier reservations of events.
LINKS WITH ALLIED PROFESSIONS
During the last year the
committee has forged and maintained regional links with: The RICS, the RIBA,
the ICE, the CIOB, the ASI, Law Societies, Business Links and Chambers of
Commerce all to further the awareness and aims of Arbitration and Adjudication
under the Chartered Institute. The Branch is currently presenting “A Practical introduction to Arbitration
“ to a number of these organisations.
THE BRANCH MEMBERS DIRECTORY - 2000
Replies and responses to
the Enquiry form have now been received and preparation of the New Branch
Directory is in hand.
THE BRANCH COMMITTEE
Click here for the Branch Committee List.
CPD
As some members seem unaware
of the new CPD requirements I have attached to this Newsletter a copy of the
new regulations and a copy of the record sheet.
RECENT CASES
Northern Developments (
Enforcement of Adjudicator’s
Decision – Sec 111 HGCRA – Costs
Grovedeck Ltd –v- Capital Demolition Ltd
Enforcement of Adjudicator’s
Decision – Sec 107(5) HGCRA – Oral Contracts – Referral of two disputes under
two contracts
Workplace Technologies Plc –v- E Squared Ltd
Date contract was entered
into – grant of injunction to restrain adjudication proceedings
Ahmad Al-Naimi (t/a Buildmaster Construction
Services) –v- Islmaic Press Agency Inc.
Application for stay under
sec 9 Arbitration Act 1996
William John Dolan –v-
Slip Rule under s57(3)
Arbitration Act 1996 – Time limits for appeal under s73
R –V- Common Professional Examination Board (ex
parte Mealing McClod)
Court not entitled to order
monies, obtained by bank loan to satisfy a security for costs order ,to be paid
if the money was not used for the purposes of security for costs.
CHANGES TO THE JUDICIAL TEAM.
Lord Bingham of Cornhill
becomes Senior Law Lord from June 6
Lord Woolf becomes Lord
Chief Justice from June 6
Lord Phillips of Worth
Matravers becomes Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice from October 1
Tel: 01327 310900
Fax: 01327 312515
Email: sec@CIArb-EM.org
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Jonathan Hawkswell of Pinsent Curtis
Tel: 0113-244-5000.