Arbitration & ADR

The 8th edition of the ICC MENA Conference on International Arbitration is currently underway in Dubai. With the evolution and expansion of international arbitration in the region, Roland Ziade and Andrew Plump of Linklaters take the opportunity to discuss current challenges facing international commerce and the opportunities presented for MENA participants in international arbitration in their latest guest blog for the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

University of Auckland has claimed victory as the winner of the 15th edition of the International Commercial Mediation Competition of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), after six days and almost 150 mock mediation sessions.

It is an exciting moment for students, ADR professionals and volunteers, as the 2020 International Mediation Competition of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) nears its end. Moving from four university teams to just two, finalists Bucerius Law School and University of Auckland are set to compete in the final round.

Over the past week , 66 university teams have been competing in the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) International Commercial Mediation Competition. Now it’s down to four teams.

Today, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) welcomes more than 550 students, ADR professionals, academics and volunteers to its global headquarters in Paris, France for ICC Mediation Week—the world business organization’s largest educational event of the year.

As students and professionals from countries spanning the globe descend on Paris, France for the 15th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition, Oliver Carroll and Jemima Roe of Clifford Chance set out why mediation skills are needed today more than ever.

From 6-12 February, ADR professionals and students hailing from the four corners of the globe will converge in Paris, France for the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) much-anticipated Mediation Week (ICCMW). The world business organization’s largest educational event of the year welcomes over 550 participants—from students and young professionals to world-renowned mediators and academics— for unparalleled capacity building and knowledge exchange each and every year.

Resolving commercial disputes efficiently and cost-effectively is an ICC priority, as it advances our purpose to secure peace, prosperity and opportunity for all.

Commencing 2020 on a dispute resolution high note, the International Court of Arbitration (ICC Court) of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has registered its 25,000th case and announced record arbitration figures for 2019.

With so much to look back on over the last year, we’re wrapping up 2019 with 12 notable achievements of our world business organisation.