ICCA News

 On 19 June 2013 ICCA will provide judicial training on the 1958 New York Convention in Tbilisi, Georgia. Sessions will be conducted by Governing Board Member Mr. V.V. Veeder, QC and will be attended by judges of the Georgian Supreme Court and Appellate Court. For more infor

24-25 May will see the Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC) hosting an arbitration workshop for the East African region on "Arbitration in the East African Community: from Law to Practice". Day 2 will focus on the application of the New York Convention, led by

ICCA has launched a new Taskforce under the leadership of ICCA Secretary General Kevin (Kap-You) Kim, aimed at developing standard protocols for many of the common logistical aspects of arbitral proceedings. ICCA members who wish to form part of this Taskforce are asked to e-mail

ICCA members are invited to view a commemorative interview with Professor Eric Bergsten, filmed to mark the granting of the first ICCA Award for Lifelong Contribution to the Field of International Arbitration to Professor Bergsten in Vienna in March 2013. Members can view the int

Mr. Alain Plantey, a member of ICCA's Advisory Board and the former President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration died on 3 March 2013. In a tribute to Mr. Plantey, the ICC says that he "championed the cause of international arbitration with vigour and convicti

A new Dutch Arbitration Association has been launched in The Netherlands - place of incorporation of the ICCA Foundation - envisaging cooperation with other arbitral institutes and associations based locally. The DAA aims both to promote the use of national and international arbi

ICCA is proud to announce the creation of the ICCA Award for Lifelong Contribution to the Field of International Arbitration, which was awarded to its first recipient Professor Eric Bergsten in Vienna on 22 March.Prof. Bergsten enjoyed a long career at UNCITRAL before founding th

The 58th session of UNCITRAL Working Group II (Arbitration and Concilation) will be held next week in New York from 4 February. Reporting from the 57th session of UNCITRAL Working Group II (Arbitration and Concilation), former UNCITRAL Secretary and former ICCA President Gerold H

The Spanish translation of ICCA's Guide to the Interpretation of the 1958 New York Convention -- A Handbook for Judges joins three other translations of the Guide, first published in English, all available on ICCA's website for free download (Chinese, French and Portugues

On 16 November 2012, ICCA co-sponsored the Third Annual Conference organized by the Milan Chamber of Arbitration (CAM), "Italy as the seat of your arbitration – Get a tip to make it work". A panel of arbitration specialists, chaired by ICCA Governing Board member