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FICACIC Contents 1.History 2.Activities 3.External Links

Dispute resolution appointing, training and administration Institution: FICACIC 1.History. Founded in 1998 by Ben Beaumont, barrister of England, Clarendon Chambers, and Hong Kong FICACIC, the Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration, commenced as an institution which trained and tested aspiring arbitrators, drafted and assessed legislation and dispute resolution rules. In 2002 FICACIC was invited with Observer status to attend UNCITRAL, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (www.uncitral.org) and accredited to the International Trade Centre (ITC) www.intracen.org in 1998. In 2008 FICA became affiliated to the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation www.drbf.org. 2. Activities. FICACIC has Observer Status on Working Groups I Procurement; II Arbitration and Conciliation and VI Security Interests of UNTRICAL. In 2005 Ben Beaumont was Co-opted onto the Expert subgroup of Working Group VI. The work of that Expert subgroup involved detailed drafting of the Legislative Guide for Security Interests. FICACIC invites experts to participate in its work and provide a nucleus of candidates for appointments as Members of Dispute Boards; Mediators, independent Experts and Arbitrators. FICACIC administers disputes. Attendee at the biannual meetings hosted by the ITC www.intracen.org of Dispute Resolution Institutions 3.External Links www.ficacic.com www.uncitral.org www.drbf.org www.intracen.org www.clarendonchambers.com