Submit an ARB1

Is the arbitration taking place under the financial scheme or the children scheme?*
- Financial
- Children
Applicant's details
Name of applicant
First Last
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP / Postal Code Country
Contact telephone number
Email
Applicant's representation
First Last
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP / Postal Code Country
Contact telephone number
Email

Respondent's details
Name of respondent
First Last
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP / Postal Code Country
Contact telephone number
Email
Name of respondent's representation
First Last
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP / Postal Code Country
Contact telephone number
Email

The nature of the dispute
What are the issues the is dispute about?
Please be as concise as possible
Are court proceedings current?
- Yes
- No
Please identified the nature of the proceedings, the court in which they're taking place, and the stage they've reached
Upload and relavent documents and court orders
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The arbitrator
Nominating a specific arbitrator
If you would like to refer the matter to a particular arbitrator you can nominate an arbitrator. The appointment will then be offered to them. If the appointment isn't accepted the parties can - if they agree - make a further choice. Otherwise the appointment will be offered to another suitable IFLA arbitrator, based on any prefernces provided by the parties at the time.

Nominating a shortlist of arbitrators
The parties can agree a shortlist of arbitrators and ask IFLA to select an arbitrator from that list. In this case IFLA will offer the appointment to one of the shortlisted arbitrators chosen at random. If the appointment isn't accepted IFLA will offer the appointment to a second shortlisted arbitrator, similarly chosen at random. If none of the shortlisted arbitrators accepts the appointment the parties will be invited to submit a further shortlist of arbitrators.
IFLA nomination of arbitrator
When the parties have not identified a particular arbitrator or shortlist of arbitrators IFLA can choose one for you, based on any preferences you provide. Preferences might include arbitrators qualifications, areas of experience and expertise, geographical location, and so on.
Would you like to nominate an arbitrator, provide a shortlist or have IFLA nominate an arbitrator?
- Nominate
- Shortlist
- IFLA nomination
We wish to nominate the following arbitrator:
First Last
The first arbitrator on our shortlist is:
First Last
The second arbitrator on our shortlist is:
First Last
The third arbitrator on our shortlist is:
First Last
Do you wish to add more than three arbitrators to your shortlist?
- Yes
- No
The fourth arbitrator on our shortlist is:
First Last
The fifth arbitrator on our shortlist is:
First Last
The sixth arbitrator on our shortlist is:
First Last
Please outline any preferences you have:

Confirmation and declaration
1. We have been advised about and understand the nature and implications of this agreement to arbitrate.
2. Once the arbitration has started, we will not commence court proceedings or continue existing court proceedings in relation to the same subject matter (and will apply for or consent to a stay of any existing court proceedings as necessary), unless it is appropriate to make an application to the court arising out of, or in connection with, the arbitration, or some relief is required that would not be available in the arbitration.
3. We have read the current edition of the Rules of the Financial Scheme ('the rules) and will abide by them. In particular, we understand our obligation to comply with decisions, directions and orders of the arbitrator and, when required, to make full and complete disclosure relating to our financial circumstances.
4. We understand and agree that any award of the arbitrator appointed to determine this dispute will be final and binding on us, subject to the following:
  - Any challenge to the award by any available arbitral process of appeal or review in accordance with the provisions of Part 1 of the Act;
  - Insofar as the subject matter of the award required it to be embodied in a court order (see 5. below), any changes which the court making that order may require;
  - Insofar as the award provides for continuing payments to be made by one party to another, or to a child or children, a subsequent award or court order reviewing and varying or revoking the provision for continuing payments, and which supersedes an existing award;
  - Insofar as the award provides for continuing payments to be made by one party to or for the benefit of a child or children, a subsequent assessment by the Child Maintenance Service (or it's successor) in relation to the same child or children
5. If, and so far as the subject matter of the award makes it necessary, we will apply to an appropriate court for an order in the same or similar terms as the award or the relevant part of the award. (In this context, an 'appropriate court' means a court which has jurisdiction to make a substantive order in the same or similar terms as the award, whether on primary application or on transfer from another division of the court.) We understand that the court has a discretion as to whether, and in what terms, to make an order and we will take all reasonably necessary steps to see that such an order is made.
6. We understand and agree that although the Rules provide for each party generally to bear an equal share of the arbitrators fees and expenses (see Art. 14.4 (a)), if any party fails to pay their share, then the arbitrator may initially require payment of the full amount from any other party, leaving it to them to recover payment from the defaulting party.
7. We agree to the arbitration of this dispute in accordance with the Rules of the Financial scheme if it is a financial arbitration or the Children scheme if it is a children arbitration
IMPORTANT
Parties should be aware that:
- By signing this form they are entering into a binding agreement to arbitrate (within the meaning of s.6 of the Arbitration Act 1996)
- After signing neither party may avoid arbitration (unless they both agree to do so). Either party may rely on the arbitration agreement to seek a stay of court proceedings commenced by the other.
- Arbitration is a process whose outcome is generally final. There are very limited bases for raising a challenge or appeal, and it is only in exceptional circumstances that a court will exercise its own discretion in substitution for the award.
By submitting this form you confirm the parties have read and understood the statement above*
- I confirm
Your name
First Last
Your email address

Submit an ARB1

Step 1 of 5

Applicant's details

Respondent's details

The children

The nature of the dispute

The arbitrator

Nominating a specific arbitrator

Nominating a shortlist of arbitrators

IFLA nomination of arbitrator

Confirmation and declaration

IMPORTANT