Groups and organisations
Investor-state mediation under the spotlight
The use of mediation in investor-state dispute settlement was explored during the first virtual pre-intersessional meeting of UNCITRAL Working Group III, as the group starts to focus on specific ISDS reform options.
02 December 2020
Surviving and succeeding as a junior arbitration lawyer
A virtual event in cooperation with ICC YAF marked the relaunch of London VYAP, a network for very young arbitration practitioners. Mark Feldner of Clifford Chance, a member of the group’s executive committee, reports.
02 December 2020
IBA evidence rules set for revision
The International Bar Association’s arbitration committee has unveiled its proposed revisions to the rules on the taking of evidence – as well as its new line up of officers for 2021.
20 November 2020
LCIA registrar joins Arbitration Chambers
Sarah Lancaster has left her role as registrar of the London Court of International Arbitration after eight years to become chambers director at Arbitration Chambers in London.
10 November 2020
UK can learn from Singapore, report says
An all-party parliamentary group for alternative dispute resolution set up by the UK government has issued a report arguing that the UK can learn from Singapore's "holistic" and "joined-up" approach to disputes policy and calling for the appointment of a minister in charge of arbitration.
04 November 2020
Under-40 groups appoint new leaders
The International Bar Association's under-40 subcommittee has new leaders, as has the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators' young members group.
03 November 2020
LatAm group to monitor pandemic impact
The Latin American Arbitration Association (ALARB) has established an observatory to monitor the impact of covid-19 on dispute resolution in the region.
19 October 2020
ICCA Congress postponed again due to coronavirus
The biennial ICCA Congress, which was due to take place in Edinburgh in February, has once again been postponed due to the coronavirus as the UK experiences a second wave of cases.
15 October 2020
White & Case and Queen Mary look at post-pandemic world in new survey
White & Case and the School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary University of London have launched their 2020 international arbitration survey, focusing on the adaptability of this form of dispute resolution in a world transformed by the coronavirus pandemic and other global changes.
13 October 2020
Silva Romero to steer ICC institute
Dechert partner Eduardo Silva Romero has been appointed as the new chair of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, the fourth in its 40-year history.
12 October 2020