Organisation: International Council for Commercial Arbitration
Sheppard next in line for ICCA presidency
Audley Sheppard KC is to take over as president of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration next year, as the organisation welcomes a new vice-president and five new members of its governing board.
21 February 2025
Foreign judges resign from Hong Kong’s top court
Two high-profile former British judges have resigned from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal in the past few weeks, citing the political situation in the special administrative region.
20 June 2024
HKIAC releases new rules
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has updated its arbitration rules for the first time in six years, providing the centre and tribunals with several new powers designed to improve efficiency.
09 May 2024
New leadership at advocacy training group
The Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA) has made several new additions to its executive committee and board of trustees, with Ank Santens of White & Case in New York taking a leadership role.
09 May 2024
ICCA gathers in Hong Kong and looks ahead to San Francisco
As the International Council for Commercial Arbitration holds its biggest-ever Congress in Hong Kong, San Francisco has won a bid to host the event in 2028.
07 May 2024
ICC, Gill and Covington among winners at GAR Awards
Initiatives to improve the diversity and sustainability of arbitration were among the winners at last night’s GAR Awards in Paris, while Covington & Burling, Judith Gill KC, and the team on a high-profile case for Nigeria also picked up prizes.
22 March 2024
Leadership changes at ICCA
The International Council for Commercial Arbitration has elected a new vice president and treasurer to its executive body and welcomed four new members to its governing board.
22 February 2024
World Bank president proposes new ICSID secretary general
ICSID deputy secretary general Martina Polasek has been nominated to succeed Meg Kinnear as the institution’s secretary general.
22 January 2024
Young ICCA appoints new co-chair
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom associate Eva Chan has been elected as the new co-chair of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration’s young group until 2026.
15 January 2024
Who is sitting at ICSID?
Linklaters partner Christian Albanesi, Alston & Bird practice co-head Alex Yanos and Nigerian arbitrator Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour SAN have received first-time appointments in the latest round of panels formed at ICSID, while Germany’s Rolf Knieper is challenged at the centre over a new appointment by Turkmenistan.
10 August 2023