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ICCA-NYC Bar-CPR Working Group on Cybersecurity in International Arbitration

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Technology plays an increasingly important role in almost every aspect of life and does not stop at international arbitration. While technology could facilitate the conduct of international arbitration proceedings, it also contains risks. The ICCA, the New-York City Bar Association, and the International Institution for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) launched a working group on cybersecurity to address these risks and the need for cybersecurity in international arbitration (click here to view the ICCA’s announcement).…

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Arb-Med-Arb: what is it and how can it help the parties to solve their disputes efficiently?

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What is the most efficient alternative, i.e. out of court, way to settle disputes? Arbitral institutions provide many options to the parties: “normal” arbitration, expedited arbitration, mediation, multi-tier dispute resolution providing for both mediation and arbitration 
 A relatively recent option was presented by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC). In November 2014, the SIAC and the SIMC introduced so-called hybrid proceedings called Arb-Med-Arb, i.e. Arbitration-Mediation-Arbitration. In the…

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In Asia-Pacific

Investor-State Arbitration – An Introduction

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A. Introduction While investor-state arbitration remains a relatively new area of international law, the number of cases commenced under international investment agreements (IIAs) has grown exponentially over the past 10 years. This reflects in part the surge in the number of IIAs throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, but also an increasing awareness of the protections available.[1] For example, the 2016 UNCTAD World Investment Report noted that investors had initiated 70 known cases, the “highest…

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International Arbitration Statistics 2016 – Busy Times for Arbitral Institutions

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2016 has been another busy year for the world’s arbitral institutions. This is reflected by the institutions’ caseload numbers that have been reported for 2016. Just like last year[1], we have compiled the numbers published by the arbitral institutions and analyze them below. 20122013201420152016ICC[2] (International Chamber of Commerce)759767791801966DIS[3] (German Institution of Arbitration)121121132134166SCC[4] (Stockholm Chamber of Commerce)177203183181199VIAC[5] (Vienna International Arbitration Center)7056564060SCAI[6] (Swiss Chamber’s Arbitration Institution)926810510081LCIA[7] (London Court of International Arbitration)277301296326303ICDR[8] (International Center for Dispute Resolution)9961165105210631050SIAC[9] (Singapore…

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