In this blog, the launch of the Guide for In-House Counsel and Other Party Representatives on Effective Management of Arbitration Guide (‘Guide’) is reported. Time and costs in arbitration is a debate that started several years ago and remains a concern for the business and for the dispute resolution practitioners. Several initiatives were taken to provide tools for controlling time and costs, namely by the ICC (see our blog on Lists, Checklists, Guidelines, Principles, Techniques, Protocols, Best Practices: Are They Useful?). This Guide now provides a checklist for the procedural decisions that need to be made at each principal phase of an arbitration. Useful in both large and small cases, it enables in-house counsel worldwide to participate effectively in the tailor making process throughout the arbitration proceedings. A panel of renowned in-house counsel shared their experience about each of the stages defined in the Topic Sheets of the Guide and welcomed this Guide. The Guide was drafted by a Task Force of the ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR (“Commission”).