ICCA News

The Opening Plenary of the ICCA Congress saw not only a large-scale gathering of empirical data by Professors Susan Franke and Anne van Aaken, but also the formal presentation of the first ICCA Award for Lifetime Contribution to the Field of International Arbitration to Professor

It is with great regret that the University of Miami's International Arbitration Institute has decided to cancel its lecture scheduled for 10 April featuring Mr. Johnny Veeder QC. The Institute will re-schedule the lecture for a later date.

The ICCA Governing Board has elected five new Governing Board members, including -- in  a first for ICCA -- two corporate counsel (Anke Sessler of Siemens AG and Andrew Clarke of Esso UK). The other three new Members are former Pakistani Attorney-General Makhdoom Ali Khan, W

The Latin American Arbitration Association (ALARB) will hold its First Annual Conference in Mexico City on 17 June 2014. The theme will be "The Evolution and Practice of International Arbitration in Latin America". ICCA Members are eligible for a 20% discount off

ICCA's Governing Board has elected three new Officers to serve as members of its Executive Body, together with President-elect Albert Jan van den Berg. The new Officers (elected by a two-thirds majority of Governing Board members) are: Guillermo Aguilar-Alvarez (Treasurer), A

ICCA Governing Board Members Johnny Veeder and Jan Paulsson will deliver the first annual lecture at the University of Miami School of Law's International Arbitration Institute. The lecture will take place on Thursday 10 April, just following ICCA's Congress in Miami. Cli

The news has spread rapidly: Pierre Lalive has left us. This is a great loss: only a few had his impact on international arbitration.As a professor in Geneva, he was one of the great artisans of the modern doctrine of private international law, and particularly of international a

Timed to coincide with the Miami Congress will be the launch of the University of Miami's International Arbitration Institute. Dean Patricia D. White, Professor Jan Paulsson (outgoing ICCA President) and Institute Director Marike Paulsson will host a reception on Monday 7 Apr

Delegates to the ICCA Congress in Miami will have the opportunity to follow up with a trip with the  American Society of International Law (ASIL) conference, to be held in Washington, DC, from 7-12 April 2014. This year, ASIL  is partnering with the American Branch of t

ICCA’s New York Convention Roadshow was held in India on 23 November 2013 and was attended by over 60 sitting and retired judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, as well as several practitioners and academics. A full report is now available along with  transcripts