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Consider Applying for the Role of Non-Executive Chair of the Board of the Scottish Arbitration Centre!
The Scottish Arbitration Centre, the “home of domestic and international arbitration in Scotland”, is currently conducting a search for candidates for the position of Non-Executive Chair of the Board, which will become vacant when the...
28 August, 2020
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Report of the Cross-Institutional Task Force on Gender Diversity in Arbitral Appointments and Proceedings
The Cross-Institutional Task Force on Gender Diversity in Arbitral Appointments and Proceedings is pleased to announce the release of its Report, the eighth volume of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Reports Series. This...
28 July, 2020
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Arbitrator Intelligence Announces Launch of Arbitrator Intelligence Reports!
Arbitrator Intelligence, a global information aggregator that collects and analyses critical information about international arbitrator decision making, announced on 15 July 2020 that the first Arbitrator Intelligence Reports (Reports) are now available for sale via...
15 July, 2020
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ArbitralWomen Announces Leadership for 2020-2022 Term
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION 23 June 2020 ArbitralWomen Announces Leadership for 2020-2022 Term 23 June 2020 – ArbitralWomen is pleased to announce the results of the election of its incoming Board of Directors for...
23 June, 2020
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ICCA Publishes New Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Implementation Plan
ICCA has recently published its first Diversity and Inclusion Policy and a Diversity and Inclusion Implementation Plan, together with an updated Non-Discrimination and Harassment Policy. These publications were approved by the ICCA Governing Board at...
14 June, 2020
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Virtual Arbitration Platform Launched
A group of arbitration practitioners from across the globe have launched ‘Virtual Arbitration’, a website https://virtualarbitration.info that provides a forum for the sharing of news and developments relating to the practice of arbitration via web-based...
6 June, 2020
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ArbitralWomen Members Should Consider Applying for the Role of President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration!
The ICC International Court of Arbitration (“ICC Court”) of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) is currently conducting a search for candidates for the position of President of the ICC Court, which will become vacant...
24 May, 2020
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Female Representation in Arbitration in the COVID-19 Era
Since its launch in 2016, the Equal Representation in Arbitration (ERA) Pledge has become a beacon in the pursuit of female representation in arbitration. From its inception, the Pledge has had two main objectives: to...
14 May, 2020
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Become an ArbitralWomen Mentor!
The ArbitralWomen Mentorship Programme links experienced dispute resolution practitioners (general counsel, lawyers in private practice, mediators, arbitrators and experts) with talented, ambitious women with high potential, enabling the latter to benefit from the advice and...
14 May, 2020
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Finding Your Way Among Recent Guidance on Virtual Hearings
Delos has provided an initial collection of the resources available on holding remote or virtual arbitration and mediation hearings, organised into guidance and checklists, protocols, model procedural orders, webinar recordings and other resources. This collection...
13 May, 2020
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ICSID and UNCITRAL Draft Code of Conduct’s Potential Ban on Multiple Roles Could Have A Severe Impact on Gender Diversity
On 1 May 2020, ICSID and UNCITRAL released the long-awaited Draft Code of Conduct for Adjudicators in Investor-State Dispute Settlement (“ISDS”). This commentary addresses the potential ban on double-hatting, in Article 6, and its impact...
11 May, 2020
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The Launch of MUTE OFF THURSDAYS – Virtual Networking and Knowledge-Exchange for Women in Arbitration
Congratulations to ArbitralWomen Board Member Gaëlle Filhol (Betto Perben Pradel Filhol) and ArbitralWomen members Ema Vidak Gojkovic (King & Spalding), Catherine Anne Kunz (LALIVE) and Claire Morel de Westgaver (Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner) for the launch of their initiative Mute Off Thursdays, an online...
10 May, 2020
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Response by the European Commission on “CETA Arbitrator Roster – Where Are the Women?”
Submitted by Dana MacGrath Readers may recall our interview of ArbitralWomen member Dr. Katherine Simpson who, in January 2020, called on the Parties to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between Canada, the European Union...
10 May, 2020
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The First Vienna Virtual Vis Moot – Report on the 27th Willem C. Vis Moot
In April 2020, the 27th Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot was concluded successfully – an outcome that only weeks before did not seem attainable in the face of the COVID-19 crisis. Shortly...
10 May, 2020
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ArbitralWomen Supports Delos Dispute Resolution Webinar Series
ArbitralWomen is delighted to be supporting two new webinar series from Delos Dispute Resolution presented by members of ArbitralWomen. ‘In Conversation with Neil’ invites members to join international arbitrator Neil Kaplan CBE QC SBS as he interviews...
8 May, 2020
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