Groups and organisations
ArbitralWomen names new leadership
ArbitralWomen has elected Vinson & Elkins partner Louise Woods as president of its newly constituted board, as well as naming seven new members to its advisory council.
28 July 2022
Diverse new steering committee for IBA Arb 40
The International Bar Association's arbitration under-40 group has unveiled a diverse new steering committee co-chaired by Agnès Bizard of King & Spalding in Paris and Juan Felipe Merizalde of Adell & Merizalde in Bogotá.
07 July 2022
Metaverse gathering for Young ICCA mentors and mentees
In a twist to its usual activities, Young ICCA has held a technologically cutting-edge career development event for participants in its mentoring programme - with Dana MacGrath and Toby Landau QC sharing advice in the Metaverse.
25 June 2022
New co-chairs for French under-40 group
The French Arbitration Committee’s under-40 group, CFA40, has named Juliette Asso of Lalive, Sarah Monnerville Smith of Eversheds Sutherland and Armand Terrien of Terrien Avocat as its new co-chairs.
24 June 2022
IFCAI prepares for new president
The International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions has approved a revised constitution and elected a new council as it prepares for the appointment of a new president to replace Stefano Azzali at the end of his term.
22 June 2022
Young EFILA holds launch debate
The European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration has launched a "Young EFILA" network for practitioners aged under 40, kicking off its activities with a debate on whether the European Union remains an attractive investment destination in the wake of Achmea, Komstroy and PL Holdings.
21 June 2022
EFILA to launch young network
The European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration, a Brussels-based think tank focused on EU investment arbitration policy, is launching a young practitioners network.
26 May 2022
International arbitration charity ball – in pictures
Photographs of the International Arbitration Charity Ball, which raised a record-breaking £553,263 for Save the Children last week, are now available.
18 May 2022
Charity ball raises over half a million for Save the Children
The International Arbitration Charity Ball returned to London last night for the first time in four years, raising a record-breaking £550,000 for Save the Children in an event that drew inspiration from the musical biopic The Greatest Showman.
13 May 2022
Moot organisers resist calls to exclude Russian teams
As the conflict in the east of Europe intensifies, organisers of international moot competitions have resisted calls to exclude Russian teams because of the invasion of Ukraine, generating angry debate on social media.
02 March 2022