Organisation: Zoom

The Vis moot has come to an end, with a team from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in Kolkata taking the prize in the competition which this year had to happen virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic.

20 April 2020

The ICC International Court of Arbitration has outlined measures that can be taken to mitigate the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic on arbitral proceedings.

13 April 2020

David Branson, an arbitrator and counsel based in Washington, DC, points to the tragedy that befell a US choir to warn of the risks of holding an in-person arbitration hearing during the coronavirus pandemic and argues that, for technology to be successfully used instead, institutions need to provide "office theatres" with movie-quality sound and visuals.

08 April 2020

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the High Court in London has broadcast a virtual trial on YouTube for the first time in its history – as a group of Moldovan creditors attempt to enforce a US$541 million Energy Charter Treaty award against Kazakhstan.

02 April 2020

Australian arbitrator Doug Jones has told GAR that arbitral institutions around the world should share technology and knowhow to facilitate the holding of virtual arbitration hearings made necessary by the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

27 March 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is requiring the arbitration community to adapt rapidly to a reality that will be with us for the medium or long term – with virtual hearings as the new normal. Canadian arbitrator Janet Walker considers whether it can rise to the challenge.

27 March 2020