Malta Arbitration Centre - Press Release

The following is a Press Release issued by the Malta Arbitration Centre

First Arbitation course to be held in Malta

The Malta Arbitration Centre in association with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators is pleased to announce that a course, entitled "An Introduction to Arbitration" will be held on the 17^th and 18^thMay 1999. This is the first Arbitration course to be held in Malta.

It will explain the arbitral process and its unique features and will include a demonstration of a preliminary meeting and an Arbitration hearing.

Attendance will be open to all professionals who are interested in learning more about how commercial disputes may be resolved.

For those wishing to become Associates of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a two hour examination will be provided.

This is a unique opportunity not to be missed.

The Malta Arbitration Centre was set up by law to promote Malta as a centre for international commercial arbitration and to encourage domestic arbitration.

As part of its programme to implement these goals the Malta Arbitration Centre has established cooperative ties with the London-based Chartered Institute of Arbitrators which was founded in 1915. The Institute has a multidisciplinary membership of 9,000 members located in 84 countries that includes practitioners in law, construction, shipping, finance, insurance, commodities, agriculture, accountancy and medicine.

For further details call the Acting Registrar, Malta Arbitration Centre on telephone no. 243639 (Fax: 236187).