THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE
OF ARBITRATORS
EAST MIDLANDS BRANCH
(Chairman: Bill Fisher)
BRANCH
NEWSLETTER
January
2002
CHAIRMAN'S
NOTE
Happy New Year.
Since the last Newsletter the committee and
the Events and PR Working Party have each met to further the aims and duties of
the Branch.
The Annual Conference held at the
Jeffrey Rosenthal (Branch PRO) and Gary
Martin (RICS Dispute Resolution Faculty Board member) have arranged a
Demonstration Arbitration in February to be held at the Nottingham Law school.
One of the presenters will be His Honour Judge Brunning, from Nottingham County
Court. This again promises to be an important event in the Branch Calendar.
Please look for further details in the Newsletter or on the web site.
There is also an Adjudication Legal Update
and Demonstration planned for Lincoln on 17 April when Richard Brackenbury and
Robert Dorrington will make what promises to be an up to the minute
presentation.
All details of Branch Events are of course
posted on the Branch web-site.
The new Branch Directory should now be with
you and is being circulated to suitable contacts. If you would like to obtain
more copies for your office please contact John Evans, the Hon Sec.
The Branch Annual Dinner and President’s
visit is arranged for 21 March 2002 and will be held at The Village Hotel,
Chillwell,
Email: chair@CIArb-EM.org
BRANCH
TREASURER’S REPORT
1. BANK ACCOUNT
As at the year end the account stood at £3,576.32. Since the year-end a further £487.00 has been paid into the account, giving a figure of £4,063.32, subject to all cheques submitted being honoured.
2. GRANT FROM HQ
Payment was received into the bank account on the 27th November 2001 in the sum of £1,076.93. This figure reflected the payment by H.Q. of a Branch Invoice for printing of letterheads. The grant was therefore £1,151.44.
3. FUTURE EVENTS
There are several important events listed in this News Letter. Your financial support would be appreciated.
4. VAT RETURN
The return for the quarter ended 31st December 2001 has been submitted to H.Q.
5. YEARLY ACCOUNTS
The accounts for the year 2001 have been prepared and are at present with the auditor. Submission to H.Q. is anticipated to be before the 31st deadline.
Email: treas@CIArb-EM.org
BRANCH PRO
REPORT
It has been a quiet time for Press Releases,
as the Institute’s Public Relations Officer left at the end of September, and
his successor has only just been appointed.
A new Online Dispute Resolution Service has
just been launched in conjunction with Which? Web Trader, the Consumer’s
Association online shopping hallmark scheme. This should be publicised
nationally in January, and will be followed up by local press releases.
Several more talks have been given to Rotary
Clubs, but no one has responded to my request for suggestions and contacts with
other groups.
The presentation on ADR to the
Northamptonshire Law Society attracted an audience of 13. This was not a
successful series, and we are looking for other ideas to promote the Institute
to the legal profession. Suggestions would be welcome.
The half-day Demonstration Arbitration has
now been arranged for Thursday 28 February at
We have made arrangements for a Legal Update
and Mock Adjudication at the Grand Hotel in
Email: PR@CIArb-EM.org
Web address: www.JeffreyRosenthal.com
COUNCIL
REPRESENTATIVE’S REPORT
REPORT FOLLOWING
COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON 4 DECEMBER 2001.
The President was
joined by 29 members of Council and welcomed Mr Allan Connarty, the newly
appointed Director of Operations.
Matters discussed
included:
1. ELECTION OF PRESIDENT FOR 2002/2003
Mr Anthony Canham
was appointed President for the year 2002.2003
2. ELECTION OF THREE VICE PRESIDENTS
After voting the
following were elected Vice Presidents for the year 2002/2003
Mr Brian
Egglestone
Mr Paul Jensen
Mr James Leckie
3. ELECTION OF DEPUTY PRESIDENT
Mr James Leckie
was elected Deputy President for the year 2002/2003 un-opposed
4. ELECTION OF INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Ms Dominique
Brown-Berset was appointed un-opposed
5. APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN AND DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF
THE COUNCIL
Mr Anthony Canham
and Mr James Leckie were appointed Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively
for the year 2002/2003
6. SUBSCRIPTION RATES FOR 2003
Subscription
rates are due to be raised by the Annual RPI to July 2002 plus 5%
7. NEW ENTRY LEVEL COURSES
Papers to be
referred to the Executive Board and to the Constitutional Review Working Party
8. REVISED ENTRY LEVEL COURSE FOR ASSOCIATE
MEMBERSHIP
To be sent back
to the Executive Board for further consideration
9. NEXT MEETING OF COUNCIL
19 March 2002
Joint East and West Midlands Council Representative.
WEB SITE
EDITOR’S REPORT
You will note that on our web
site, www.ciarb-em.org, there is a members' listing, which as been updated. Would
you please check your membership details. If incorrect, please e-mail us at web@ciarb-em.org From now on the newsletter will only be sent in paper form
to those who do not have e-mail addresses since this is a way that the branch
can significantly reduce its administrative expenses.To help reduce branch
expenses, if you have not submitted your e-mail address, please send it with
your name to web@ciarb-em.org.Additionally, if you want your web address to be listed
with a link, this can be arranged for the sum of £10 per annum which will
become part of the branch funds. If you would like this, please send your
request to web@ciarb-em.org.
Any additional events or
updates to current events will be posted on the website.
Web Site Editor
Email: web@ciarb-em.org
* ARBITRATORS’ SURGERY
The
East Midlands branch does not intend to run an Arbitrators’ surgery this year,
so if any member wishes to attend one then the opportunity exists via the
Contributions to the Newsletter are always welcome.