Groups and organisations
Cheng's CIArb speech derailed by protests in London
Hong Kong’s secretary for justice Teresa Cheng SC says she suffered “serious bodily harm” after falling amid a crowd of pro-democracy protesters outside the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators building in London, where she had been due to deliver a keynote speech.
15 November 2019
LatAm women’s group launches in Buenos Aires
A new group aimed at promoting the role of Latin American women in arbitration has held its first event in Buenos Aires.
05 June 2019
Young Pakistan group makes first appointments
The Center for International Investment and Commercial Arbitration (CIICA) in Pakistan has formed a local steering committee and an international advisory board for its young arbitration group.
23 May 2019
CIArb releases witness conferencing guidelines
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators has issued guidelines on witness conferencing in international arbitration that it hopes will help to “minimise the risks of the process going awry”.
30 April 2019
CIArb gets disclosure in aid of disciplinary action
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators has been granted access to English court documents relating to the disqualification of a well-known construction arbitrator for use in disciplinary proceedings against him.
29 April 2019
New leaders for Mumbai centre’s under-40 group
The Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration, or MCIA, has announced the latest steering committee for its young practitioners’ group.
15 April 2019
ICCA and IBA join forces on data protection
The International Council for Commercial Arbitration and the International Bar Association have created a joint task force to produce a guide to data protection issues in international arbitration.
12 February 2019
New board for Ukrainian Arbitration Association
The Ukrainian Arbitration Association has elected lawyers based in Kiev, Moscow, London, Paris and Minsk to its nine-strong board presided over by Olena Perepelynska of Integrites in Kiev.
30 November 2018
Young construction group appoints Singapore co-chair
The recently formed YConstruction group has appointed a partner at Rajah & Tann in Singapore as its fourth co-chair as it looks to expand its reach in Asia following its opening in May.
12 September 2018
Working group unveils cybersecurity protocol at ICCA
A GAR award-winning joint working group formed by ICCA, the New York City Bar Association and the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution has unveiled a draft protocol on cybersecurity in international arbitration at the ICCA Congress in Sydney.
17 April 2018