Arbitral institutions and hearing centres

The Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) has appointed construction arbitration lawyer Samantha Kelsey as its new deputy secretary-general. 

01 April 2025

Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler and Sir Daniel Bethlehem KC are leading a new 17-member expert group advising the Permanent Court of Arbitration on its future development and strategy.

28 March 2025

The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board’s international division has appointed former ICC counsel Pui-Ki Emmanuelle Ta as its new secretary-general. 

27 March 2025

The International Bar Association’s arbitration under-40 group has announced several new additions to its steering committee. 

27 March 2025

Twelve panels have formed at ICSID in recent weeks, including first-time appointments for former HKIAC secretary general Sarah Grimmer, Paris-based barrister Peter Turner KC and Croatian-US academic Davor Babić.

26 March 2025

Singapore is marking the 30th anniversary of its International Arbitration Act by opening a public consultation on potential reforms. 

25 March 2025

The Scottish Arbitration Centre has named independent arbitrator and mediator Gillian Carmichael Lemaire as the next chair of the institution’s board.

18 March 2025

The Arbitration and Mediation Centre of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce, or CAM Santiago, has agreed to send its international cases to the Madrid International Arbitration Centre-Iberoamerican Arbitration Centre (CIAM-CIAR). 

12 March 2025

Amid efforts to modernise ISDS, and with investors and states often settling disputes before an arbitration award, the launch event of the Council of International Dispute Resolution of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Riyadh explored way to promote more amicable resolution of disputes through negotiation or mediation.

12 March 2025

The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration – SCCA – has reformed its board of directors, which remains led by Walid Abanumay as chairman and Toby Landau KC as vice chair.

03 March 2025