32nd UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres

FORUM VENUE

The International Dispute Resolution Centre
1 Paternoster Lane,
London, EC4M 7BQ
T +44 20 7936 7000

REGISTRATION FEES

The registration fees for the Forum are: 

• EUR 340 / GBP 295 until March 5, 2024 included
• EUR 390 / GBP 340 from March 6, 2024 onwards​

• EUR 180 / GBP 160 STUDENT REGISTRATION (*)

​(*) Reserved for students under 30 years old. Please send a copy of your student card to benefit from the special rate.

Fees include: 

• Attendance at all working sessions
• Forum documentation
• Welcome cocktail on Thursday, April 4
• Coffee breaks on April 5 & 6
• Lunches on April 5 & 6

The dinners on Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6 are optional and at additional charge.

Please note that the number of places at the forum is limited. The organisers reserve the right to refuse registrations in the event of excess applications.

In order for your name to appear in the list of participants, which will be distributed during the Forum, your registration form must be received by on or before March 29. An updated electronic list will be sent by email to all participants after the Forum.

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

Every participant attending the forum will receive a “Certificate of Participation” at the end of the event that may be used to obtain “Credits” for “Continuing Legal Education” - “Continuing Professional Development” purposes, depending on national rules.  For more information, please contact the UIA.

Language

The working language will be English.

HOTEL RESERVATION

IDRC have secured preferential rates for several four and five-star hotels local to the Centre for their clients’ convenience. Click here for a list of options, where you may also view individual rates for the Apex Hotels, Club Quarters Hotel, Grange Hotels, Leonardo Royal Hotels, Middle Eight, One Aldwych, Rosewood Hotels, Vintry & Mercer and Lost Property Hotel.

CANCELLATION CONDITIONS

All cancellations will be subject to a 50% deduction and will have to be sent in writing, to be received by the Union Internationale des Avocats no later than March 5, 2024. No refund will be made for cancellations received after this date.

VISAS
Anyone who requires a visa invitation letter in order to attend the forum should register and pay their registration fees no later than March 5, 2024 to ensure there is enough time to obtain a visa.

All cancellations will be refunded in full, minus €50 to cover administrative costs, provided that the UIA has received the registration documents and total registration fees no later than March 5, 2024.

If you register after this date, only 50% of the amount paid minus €50 to cover administrative costs will be refunded for cancellations due to visa refusals.

All cancellations due to a visa refusal must be sent in writing and reach the UIA before the Forum no later than March 28, 2024. Cancellations must be accompanied by a proof of visa refusal.
If your visa is issued after the forum date or if you do not have proof of visa refusal, you will not be entitled to a refund.

If your visa is issued after the seminar date or if you do not have proof of visa refusal, you will not be entitled to a refund.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

All registrations received by the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) along with the full payment of fees corresponding to the events selected will be confirmed in writing.

The UIA reserves the right to cancel or postpone the forum to a later date, change the forum venue and/or programme, make any corrections or modifications in the information published in the forum programme and cancel any invitation to participate in the forum, at any time and at their entire discretion, without having to provide any reasons.

Neither the UIA, nor any of its managers, employees, agents, members or representatives shall be held responsible for any loss or damage, of any nature, suffered (directly or indirectly) by a delegate, accompanying person or a third party following any cancellations, changes, postponements or modifications, except in case of death or personal injury due to gross negligence by the UIA.

The UIA strongly advises participants to subscribe to modifiable and/or refundable services, as well as to take out a cancelation insurance.

The contractual relations between the UIA and each participant (delegate or accompanying person) in relation to the forum are subject to French law and jurisdiction, to the exclusion of any other law. Paris is the city of jurisdiction.

FORMALITIES
It is the responsibility of participants to ensure compliance with police, customs and health formalities for their journey. Participants unable to take part in the forum because of their inability to take a flight or any other means of transportation due to being unable to provide the documents required (passport, visa, vaccination certificate, etc.) cannot claim any reimbursement.

FORCE MAJEURE
“Force majeure” means any events external to the parties, of both an unforeseeable and insurmountable nature that prevents either the client or the participants, or the agency or service providers involved in organising the forum, from executing all or part of the obligations provided for in the present agreement. By express agreement, “force majeure” includes but is not limited to a strike affecting the means of transport, hotel staff, air traffic controllers, an insurrection, a riot, an epidemic or pandemic, or any prohibition whatever decreed by Governmental or public authorities.

It is expressly agreed that for the parties, a case of force majeure would suspend the execution of their reciprocal obligations. At the same time, each of the parties shall bear the burden of all the expenses incumbent upon them, resulting from the case of force majeure.

HEALTH
The organisers decline any responsibility in case of any health problems existing prior to the forum that may lead to complications or be aggravated during the entire period of the stay, including but not limited to: pregnancy, cardio-vascular problems, any allergies, special diets, any disorders under treatment and not yet resolved on the day the forum starts, psychic or mental or depressive illness, etc. (Non exhaustive list).

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

Personal data collected is processed by the Union Internationale des Avocats, in its capacity as data controller. The data is used to manage registrations for events organised by the Union Internationale des Avocats.
In accordance with the applicable regulations, you have the right to access, rectify and delete your personal data, as well as the right to data portability. You may also withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time or request that such processing be restricted.
Finally, you have the right to specify instructions concerning the fate of your data in the event of your demise.

The creation and organization of the UIA MEDIATION FORUM Prize by the President of the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres is directly related to the purpose of the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres. That purpose is to raise awareness of the utility of mediation in any field, not only amongst current users but also amongst the younger generation and students, offering them the chance to meet with professionals working in mediation, providing the opportunity to enhance practice, and gathering different generations in the UIA MEDIATION FORUM.

The UIA MEDIATION FORUM Prize is awarded to a student under 30 years of age in recognition of the best report presented at and related to the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres attended, on the basis of the quality of the report's content.

The reports must be submitted by July 31, 2024 at the latest.

The report must:
• Respect the format described in article 5-3 of the Rules*.
• Be accompanied by a picture of the participant, confirmation of name/surname, current full postal address and email, date and place (town and country) of birth, justification of being a student.
• Be accompanied with a separate letter inserting only two short handwritten sentences summarizing, in one of the working languages of the UIA (French, English or Spanish), the reason(s) why the participant has decided to attend the UIA MEDIATION FORUM and to participate in the UIA contest organized by the Rules.  This separate letter, dated and signed by the author, will be scanned and sent with the report by email, as indicated in article 5-4 of the Rules, below.
• Indicate which is the native language of the author.

Rules

*These Rules lay down the terms and conditions for participating in the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centre contest and, if selected, being awarded the “UIA MEDIATION FORUM Prize”.

The UIA had obtained the following accreditations :

• 12 hours of legal training

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