Writing an Award – Short Online Course

Hone your award-writing skills with our intensive two-day programme. The short course will be held fully online, to make it as flexible as possible even for busy professionals. All hours given in the programme are in Central Time (CT).

Programme

Day one – Friday, 29 August 2025

08:30	P1 – Writing an International Arbitration Award – Reasons, analysis, details, and Ciarb examination requirements	Presentation; interactive
09:30	P2 – Behavioural Competencies; General duties of an arbitrator, conflicts of interest, ethics	Presentation; interactive
10:00	Coffee break
10:45	P3 – The Purposes and Essentials of an Arbitration Award	Presentation; interactive
11:45	P4 – Evidence, Costs, Offers, Interest	Presentation; interactive
13:15	Plenary session	Plenary
13:45	End of day one	Presentation; interactive

Day two – Friday, 5 September 2025

08:30	Workshop – Practice Award – Discussion of exercises	Plenary
09:15	P5 – Applicable laws in ICA; Substantive, procedural, determination, relevance of private international law	Presentation; interactive
10:00	Coffee break
10:45	P6 – Decision making; Drafting awards and checklists	Presentation; interactive
11:45	Plenary session	Plenary
13:45	End of day two	Presentation; interactive

Pre-reading materials will be distributed prior to day one to ensure participants are adequately prepared, particularly since a draft award must be completed before day two.

In addition to the plenary session, each participant will receive personalized feedback from the instructor on their draft award.

Fees (USD)

Discounted Early Bird Registration through 31 July 2025	USD 800
Registration after 1 August 2025	USD 850

Venue

All sessions will be held online.

Time and dates for sessions and deadlines will be given in Central Time (CT).

Registration

Please register early to ensure space is available for you. You can register here.

Internationally renowned faculty

William B McLaughlin

William B McLaughlin BA, BAI, DipIntArbLaw, PEng(Ont), CEng FIEI, Chartered FCIPD, FCIArb Chartered Arbitrator, EMTPJ Mediator.

Bill McLaughlin is a consulting Civil & Geotechnical Engineer, Chartered Arbitrator and Accredited Mediator. He had his first arbitral appointment in 1978 and his first appointment as mediator in 1982. He continues to act as Expert, Expert Witness, Arbitrator and Mediator in a wide range of disputes both domestic and international.

Bill is a founder member of the Mediators Institute Ireland and many of his current mediation and conciliation appointments, and some of his arbitral appointments, are for non-construction disputes.

He lectures and tutors extensively on conflict management generally, especially on arbitration, mediation & conciliation, negotiation and auditing for conflict management.

He designs and gives training courses in dispute resolution methods and skills worldwide for national and international, governmental and professional bodies, universities, trade associations and individuals.