Arbitral institutions and hearing centres

The International Centre for Dispute Resolution, the international arm of the American Arbitration Association, has updated its arbitration rules – including new provisions on arbitrator impartiality, videoconferencing, handling of awards and third-party funding.

12 March 2021

Delos Dispute Resolution has announced four additions to its board of advisors, which it says reflect the institution's expanding global reach.

12 March 2021

Shearman & Sterling partner Daryl Chew has been appointed as the new chair of Maxwell Chambers in Singapore.

11 March 2021

The International Dispute Resolution Centre - London’s leading arbitration hearing centre - is to move to an impressive new space by St Paul’s Cathedral, most likely with the LCIA as a tenant.

26 February 2021

In statistics revealed just before the Chinese New Year, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre has revealed that in 2020 the centre received the highest number of arbitration filings in a decade with a record US$8.8 billion in dispute.

16 February 2021

The British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Centre has appointed former HKIAC counsel Hana Doumal as its new registrar.

10 February 2021

After making changes to align itself with global best practice, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre - LACIAC - has appointed a new chair and board and court members as it unveils a road map for 2021.

08 February 2021

The Indian Supreme Court has referred two financial disputes to be heard by sole arbitrators at the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA), boosting the caseload of the young institution.

02 February 2021

PRIME Finance, the Hague-based institution that helps to resolve disputes over complex financial transactions, has proposed changes to its arbitration rules – including a greater role for the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which administers its cases.

27 January 2021

The ICC has published a new report on the accuracy of fact witness testimony in international arbitration, analysing the science behind human memory and offering guidance on how to make fact witness evidence more reliable.

19 January 2021