There are two classes to the qualification of IPDRA in MHJMC. Namely International Professional Dispute Resolution Advocate (IPDRA) and International Professional Dispute Resolution Advocate (Corporate) (IPDRA (Corporate)). The respective description of the two classes are as follows.

Any individual having finished the Dispute Resolution Advocacy Training Course and passing the accreditation assessment offered by MHJMC may register to become International Professional Dispute Resolution Advocate of MHJMC. Being an IPDRA of MHJMC renders opportunities for handling international and/or cross-border disputes on the advanced dispute resolution platform and provide excellent service to parties concerned.

Any organizations may register as a IPDRA (Corporate) to nominate up to 4 individuals to obtain the qualification as IPDRA and to have individual CPD monitored and verified.

 

		Fee
Corporate Class	Application Fee	HKD 1000
	Annual Fee	HKD 5000
Individual Class	Application Fee	HKD 5000
	Annual Fee	HKD 2000

For the renewal of International Professional Dispute Resolution Advocates, all individual IPDRAs and individuals nominated by IPDRA  (Corporate)s are required to submit the renewal form, and the CPD Record Submission Form indicating the fulfilment of the qualification renewal requirements together with the annual fee on or before 31st December of that year. The current renewal requirement for IPDRA is set at 5 CPD points each year.

The renewal of IPDRA (Corporate) qualification is based on successful renewal of all IPDRAs nominated by that institution. The institution’s qualification as IPDRA (Corporate) shall be expired when there is no renewal application received from the nominated individual IPDRAs or no renewal application successfully processed by the end of that year.

Any persons who failed to renew their qualification by the designated date will be suspended unless and until further remedial actions are taken by the respective persons to the full satisfaction of MHJMC.