Groups and organisations
Report urges new approach to arbitrator selection
A report launched during Hong Kong Arbitration Week has found that most lawyers take an informal, ad hoc approach to selecting arbitrators – and recommends they adopt a more systematic process to limit bias in their choices.
19 October 2023
Edinburgh hosts inaugural ArbFest
The inaugural Edinburgh International Arbitration Festival, or ArbFest, took place on 21 and 22 September, featuring discussion of emerging technologies and ESG, the advantages of smaller institutions and ISDS. Lilit Nagapetyan, PhD candidate at the Queen Mary School of International Arbitration, reports.
26 September 2023
Practitioners get personal for IBA contest
International arbitration specialists have shared personal tales for a new IBA competition inspired by the covid-19 pandemic, including heartfelt stories about family breakdowns and bereavements and the ugly undersides of the battles for gender and geographical diversity.
12 September 2023
Ex-CIArb deputy fined after sexual assault conviction
A former deputy director general of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators who pleaded guilty to sexual assault charges has been fined by a UK disciplinary body but will be allowed to continue in practice.
18 August 2023
SOAS launches arbitration research centre
SOAS University of London has launched a research and knowledge exchange centre focused on arbitration, with professor Emilia Onyema serving as its director and WilmerHale partner Steven Finizio as deputy director.
15 August 2023
UN member states adopt code of conduct for arbitrators
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law has formally adopted a code of conduct for arbitrators in investor-state disputes that it developed jointly with ICSID.
17 July 2023
Young group launches in the Netherlands
A group for young arbitration practitioners has been launched in the Netherlands, providing network opportunities for early-career professionals.
04 July 2023
Nigerian young group launches in Lagos
A group of Nigerian arbitration lawyers has launched a young members group on the sidelines of the seventh ICC Africa Arbitration Conference.
20 June 2023
New group launches focused on CEE region
A group of 20 practitioners with ties to central and eastern Europe have launched a new organisation to promote alternative dispute resolution in the region.
13 June 2023
New leadership at German young group
The German Arbitration Institute’s under-40 group, DIS40, has appointed three new co-chairs.
07 June 2023