News
August 2007

New issue of ICC Court Bulletin

The newly released issue of the ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin (Vol. 18/No. 1) takes an in-depth look at amiable composition in ICC arbitration. Extracts from 17 ICC arbitral awards rendered between 1992 and 2004 show how ICC arbitral tribunals have implemented their powers as amiable compositeurs and the stances they have taken on the subject. In an accompanying article, Laurence Kiffer comments on the issues raised by these extracts, such as the terminology used, the relationship between amiable composition and national law, and the scope of the powers exercised by arbitrators acting as amiable compositeurs. Ms Kiffer is a practicing lawyer in France and a member of the ICC Arbitration Commission Task Force on Amiable Composition and Ex Aequo Et Bono.

Vol. 18/No. 1 also brings readers a new report from the ICC Commission on Arbitration, in which leading arbitrators suggest techniques for saving time and costs in arbitration, so as to help improve efficiency. The suggestions are wide-ranging and cover the organization of the proceedings, submission of evidence and hearings, as well as preliminary matters such as the arbitration agreement and the selection of counsel and arbitrators.

Readers will also find in this issue interviews in which Dispute Board practitioners Naël Bunni, Paul-A. Gélinas, Pierre Genton and Peter Wolrich comment on the implementation of ICC’s Dispute Board Rules three years after their introduction.

The issue also provides, in the 2006 Statistical Report, a detailed analysis of the activity of the ICC International Court of Arbitration last year. The Report includes a breakdown of parties and arbitrators according to their country of origin, as well as information on the constitution and composition of arbitral tribunals, choices of law, places of arbitration, awards and amounts in dispute.

Vol. 18/No. 2 forms part of the 2007 subscription to the Bulletin and can also be purchased separately. For more information on subscriptions and sales, please visit ICC’s online bookstore.