Topic: Diversity
E-bike crash raised my awareness of disability, says van den Berg
Albert Jan van den Berg has spoken about how a crash on his e-bike raised his awareness of the challenges of disability, which he is now seeking to highlight in the international arbitration community.
07 April 2022
CIArb young group appoints new leadership
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ under-40s group has appointed a new and diverse steering committee for its 2022 term.
10 March 2022
Young ICCA elects Three Crowns barrister as co-chair
Three Crowns senior associate Maanas Jain has been elected as a co-chair of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration’s youth network until 2023.
08 September 2021
Don’t condescend to African arbitrators
In a keynote address at GAR Connect: Breaking In, the director of legislation at Cameroon’s ministry of justice, Gaston Kenfack Douajni, criticised the “condescension” with which African arbitrators are treated and the “superiority complex” of some Western practitioners when dealing with arbitral centres in Africa.
08 September 2021
NRA seeks to revive suit over arbitrator’s racist email
The National Rifle Association of America has appealed the dismissal of its lawsuit against Winston & Strawn and JAMS relating to a racist email sent by an arbitrator.
26 August 2021
Don’t leave us out of the conversation: a personal perspective on disability inclusion
As the ICC says it will launch a taskforce on disability inclusion in international arbitration, Simon Maynard of King & Spalding, who was left with a stoma after surgery for bowel cancer, considers ways to improve access to the field for those with disabilities.
20 August 2021
ICSID reports increase in cases and gender diversity
ICSID registered a record 70 new cases in the last financial year, while the ratio of women appointed to tribunals and other panels more than doubled.
04 August 2021
ICC Court to build LGBTQIA network
The ICC International Court of Arbitration is to build a LGBTQIA network in its latest move to champion diversity and inclusivity
30 July 2021
LCIA marks five years of the Pledge
In a banner on its website to mark five years since it signed the Pledge, the LCIA has noted how the total percentage of female arbitrator appointments in cases under its auspices has soared, from 15.8% in 2015 to 33% in 2020.
07 June 2021
A year of "mute off"
It has been a year since the launch of "Mute Off Thursdays", a weekly virtual forum that has enabled women in arbitration to stay connected and build know-how during the pandemic.
19 April 2021