Organisation: Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration
New Bahrain International Commercial Court with appeal to Singapore paves way for disputes hub
A groundbreaking treaty between Bahrain and Singapore has created a new Bahrain International Commercial Court, which is modelled on the Singapore International Commercial Court and will allow appeals to a designated body of that court.
20 March 2024
The UAE's arbitration law five years on
A panel at GAR Live Dubai discussed the successes and shortcomings of the United Arab Emirates’ arbitration law since it was enacted half a decade ago, and the amendments to it adopted earlier this year.
01 December 2023
Russian centre opens in DIFC
The Russian Arbitration Center of the Institute of Modern Arbitration has opened an office in Dubai’s financial freezone – its first office outside Russia.
10 October 2023
The new Saudi rules reviewed
Barrister and arbitrator Michael Patchett-Joyce, of 36 Commercial in London, looks at how the new rules of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration future-proof the arbitral process in Saudi Arabia.
08 May 2023
New rules empower SCCA court
The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration has unveiled a new, revised set of rules which, among other things, empower its new court chaired by Jan Paulsson.
02 May 2023
Saudi centre shares annulment data
There is only an 8% annulment rate for arbitral awards in Saudi Arabia and there was no example of a foreign arbitral award being annulled because of violation of public policy or shariah law in the first nine months of this year, the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration has revealed at an event held as part of Dubai Arbitration Week.
02 December 2022
Saudi centre launches in Dubai
The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration has launched "SCCA Dubai", its first office outside Saudi Arabia.
13 November 2022
Saudi centre unveils new court
The Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration has announced the creation of an independent "SCCA court" to determine technical and administrative matters related to its caseload, featuring leading international figures and with Bahrain-based arbitrator Jan Paulsson as president.
10 November 2022
Join us for GAR Live: Dubai
Readers are invited to join us next month for GAR Live: Dubai, which will feature a keynote address from Justice Shamlan Al Sawalehi of the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts and panels touching on shariah principles in international arbitration and covid-19.
25 October 2021