Children Scheme to be launched

5 Feb 2016 | News

In 2014 Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, handed down judgment in the case of S v S, in which he affirmed and approved a financial award made by an arbitrator appointed under the IFLA arbitration scheme. In his judgment the President said, “There is...

ARBITRATION IN THE FAMILY COURT

26 Nov 2015 | News

PRACTICE GUIDANCE issued on 23 November 2015 by SIR JAMES MUNBY, PRESIDENT OF THE FAMILY DIVISION   This Guidance concerns the interface between the Family Court and Arbitrations conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA96) where...

Practitioners wanted to train children-issue arbitrators

6 Oct 2015 | News

The Institute of Family Law Arbitrators intends to set up a scheme for arbitration in relation to a specified range of disputes concerning children. It seeks a trainer (or trainers) to participate in training children-issue arbitrators. Candidates should be...

Family Arbitration gets Presidential Seal of Approval

15 Jan 2014 | News

Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, has made a judgment in the case of S v S, in which he upheld the decision (award) made through a private arbitration. The judgment made clear that, in the view of the President, “there is no conceptual difference...