It is not difficult to commence an International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) arbitration. The ICDR, the international division of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), is a leading institution for administering cross-border arbitrations, particularly in the United States and across the Americas. Renowned for its neutrality, procedural efficiency, and global enforceability, ICDR arbitration is governed […]
Expedited Arbitration
Expedited arbitration (or fast-track arbitration) has gained traction in recent years, in response to the length and cost of traditional international arbitration. The first expedited arbitration scheme appears to have been introduced in the 1992 Arbitration Rules of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Industry Arbitration Rules (“CCIG”).[1] Today, most leading arbitral institutions have adopted specific […]
2021 International Arbitration Survey – Adapting Arbitration to a Changing World
The twelfth empirical study of the School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University of London, in partnership with White & Case LLP, the 2021 International Arbitration Survey (“International Arbitration Survey”), explores recent trends in international arbitration and especially how international arbitration practice has adapted and continues to adapt to the global changes wrought by the […]
Who Can Be an Arbitrator in International Arbitration?
In the not-too-distant past, there were only a few individuals acting regularly as arbitrators in international arbitration. Similarly, law firms engaged in international arbitration could be counted on the fingers of one hand. Unsurprisingly, there were a very small number of individuals, generally well-connected, who were called upon to act as arbitrators. This trend, however, […]
ICDR 2021 Rules Amendments
The rules of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (“ICDR”) of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) entered into force in 1998. They were first revised in 2014. Seven years later, the ICDR issued a revised set of rules effective on 1 March 2021. In line with the recent revisions of institutional arbitration rules in Europe,[1] […]