The Impartiality and Legitimacy of International Arbitrators – Video of Opening Keynote by Prof Catherine Rogers

Professor Catherine Rogers from Bocconi University delivered the opening keynote address of the 2024 Basel Winter Arbitration School on 5 February hosted by VISCHER. The recording of the keynote is now available online. Professor Anna Petrig and Professor Yarik Kryvoi moderated this keynote and the Q&A session, which followed. This keynote proposes a new theory […]

16 April 2024

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Investment Arbitration: How to Get Through? Video of Closing Keynote by Prof Thomas Schultz

Professor Thomas Schultz (King’s College London and the University of Geneva) delivered the closing keynote address of the 2024 Basel Winter Arbitration School on Friday, 9 February 2024. The video of the keynote is now available online. Investment arbitration, as a system, seems not to change much. Change the BITs, the decisions come out the […]

28 March 2024

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London Summer Arbitration School is inviting applications

The 2024 London Summer Arbitration School will bring together leading practitioners, academics and representatives of arbitral institutions. The school will take place on 17-21 June 2024 at the Bush House, Aldwych. Online participation is also possible. While many are familiar with commercial arbitration, fewer know about more specialised areas of international arbitration. The interactive five-day programme […]

21 March 2024

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2024 Basel Winter Arbitration School is inviting applications

The Basel Winter Arbitration School will take place on 5-9 February 2024 at the Law Faculty of the University of Basel in Switzerland. It will also be possible to attend the school in an online format. The school will feature an interactive five-day programme introducing participants to different types of public, private and hybrid arbitration and related practice […]

7 September 2023

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‘Climate Change Arbitration’ – Keynote Address by Wendy Miles KC

Wendy Miles KC, barrister at Twenty Essex, delivered the closing keynote address of the 2023 London Summer Arbitration School, titled “Climate Change Arbitration” on 30 June 2023.  Her keynote discussed the myriad ways in which state commitments pursuant to the Paris Agreement touch upon matters before international arbitration tribunals. Wendy Miles KC is a member […]

2 September 2023

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‘Arbitration and Criminal Law’ – Opening Lecture by Prof Matthew Happold

This lecture examines how arbitral proceedings and domestic criminal processes can interact; how parties to arbitrations have attempted to use domestic criminal proceedings to advance their interests; and how arbitrators can and should respond to such attempts. It concludes that arbitral tribunals must take account of concurrent national criminal proceedings but cannot defer entirely to […]

7 August 2023

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Colombo Arbitration Week 2023

Colombo Arbitration Week (CAW) 2023 is the second edition of Sri Lanka’s most anticipated annual ADR event that brings together local and international stakeholders from the region. The event is a recognised platform for attendees to explore the latest developments, challenges, and reforms, aimed at shaping the future of ADR in the region. The week-long […]

17 July 2023

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‘The Evolution of Authority in International Arbitration: From Relations to Rules’ – Public Keynote Lecture by Dr Florian Grisel

The keynote lecture of the 2023 Basel Winter Arbitration School delivered by Dr Florian Grisel (University of Oxford) explored the ways in which international arbitration had evolved from a ‘relation-based’ to a ‘rule-based’ model of governance, based on the case studies of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Centre for Settlement of […]

31 March 2023

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‘Arbitrating Energy Disputes in Times of Crisis’ – Opening Lecture by Anya George

 The opening lecture of the 2023 Basel Winter Arbitration School delivered by Anya George, Schellenberg Wittmer. The energy sector is facing a range of unprecedented challenges, such as continuing supply chain disruptions in the wake of the global pandemic; an oil and gas supply crunch due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict; extreme price volatility and […]

15 March 2023

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Annual ISDS Update: Energy Charter Treaty, UNCITRAL Working Group III, sanctions, corruption

Arbitration Lab has just released the 2023 edition of the Annual ISDS Update, which is available in the live format and as an asynchronous online course with videos, quizzes and additional materials. The course covers: • An overview of the Energy Charter Treaty reform process, its impact on ISDS and why states withdraw from the […]

3 February 2023

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