This advanced level training is designed primarily for practitioners who have a significant experience in international commercial arbitration as counsel, but who have little or no experience as arbitrators. Attendees are expected to have already mastered the essentials of arbitral proceedings and ICC Arbitration, as these will not be reviewed during the Masterclass. Please note that a Curriculum Vitae is requested upon registration as candidates will be accepted depending on their experience.

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The second is an intergenerational discussion hosted by Young ICSID, in collaboration with Young ICCA, ICDR Y&I, ICC YAF, and the International Dispute Resolution Committee, International Law Section of the D.C. Bar on “Approaches to Arbitration: Across the Ages”.

A Special Supplement to the ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin

Extracts from ICC awards 

The Special Supplement to the Bulletin contains a wealth of previously unpublished source material, including extensive extracts from ICC arbitral awards which show how arbitrators have ruled on requests for interim and conservatory measures. 

These awards illustrate:

• * the kinds of measures that have been ordered and in what circumstances
• * the form of the decisions and their enforceability
• * the concurrent powers of arbitral tribunals and state courts to order interim and conservatory measures.

Table of contents

05 - Interim and Conservatory Measures in ICC Arbitral Practice, 1999-2008 by Ali Yesilirmak

13 – Extracts from ICC Arbitral Awards on Interim and Conservatory Measures

81 – ICC Emergency Arbitrator Proceedings: An Overviewby Nathalie Voser and Christopher Boog

93 – ICC Pre-Arbitral Referee and Emergency Arbitrator Proceedings Compared by Michael W. Bühler

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The registrations for the Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA) Workshop on “Questioning of Fact Witnesses in International Arbitration” are now open. The Workshop will be held in Mumbai on 8-10 November 2012. See the FIAA website.

On 18 October 2012 in Panama, Katherine González Arrocha, Director for Latin America, ICC International Court of Arbitration, is participating in the forum which will focus on Arbitration and the US-Panama Free Trade Agreement. She is speaking on the intrinsic relationship between Arbitration, Constitution and International Agreements. The programme is on Capital website.

On 2 November 2012 in Washington D.C., the 29th Joint Colloquium will focus on « The Frontiers of Arbitration ». John Beechey, President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, will co-chair the colloquium and will be the moderator of the debate “Do Dissents Promote the Development of International Arbitration?”. Link to the Colloquium here.

The ICC International Court of Arbitration and ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF) are proud to support the III Brazilian Arbitration Competition which will be held in Rio de Janeiro on 11-14 October 2012. The competition will be inaugurated with ICC YAF round table sessions featuring distinguished Brazilian arbitration practitioners. ICC Court Deputy Counsel Gustavo Scheffer will represent the ICC Court during these events. All information about the moot on CAMARB website http://competicao.camarb.com.br/ and on the ICC YAF here.

On 22 October 2012, the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF), North America Chapter, will be organizing a seminar on Building an International Arbitration Practice. An Event free of charge hosted by WilmerHale in Boston...Read more

On 25 October 2012, Young Canadian Arbitration (YCAP) and ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF), North America Chapter, will be co-organizing the Fall Symposium for young practitioners on the topic “Building your Arbitration Career: Insights from the Insiders”...Read more

On 10 October 2012, on the occasion of the seminar on the 2012 ICC Rules of Arbitration and the CARAT Congress, the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF) Latin American Chapter invites young practitioners to participate in a free of charge conference. Young practitioners will seize this opportunity to exchange ideas about arbitration and more particularly the judicial control on arbitration and also to meet peers and experts...Read more

On 12 October 2012 in Singapore, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Singapore Branch, will be organizing the Arbitration Surgery Workshop on Interim Measures where members of the Secretariat of the Court will debate on Emergency Arbitrators. See the CIARB website.

The purpose of the second edition of the "Encontro de Arbitragem International de Coimbra" (Portugal) is to be a forum for reflection on commercial and international arbitration essentially geared to Portuguese and Spanish venues and participants. It will be held on 18-20 October with the participation as speakers of several members of the Secretariat of the Court. See the programme in Portuguese.

On 21-22 October 2012, the ICC International Court of Arbitration and ICC Bahrain will be co-organizing the conference and training, which will be the first opportunity for all practitioners to acquire a comprehensive overview of the 2012 Rules...Read more

On 2 October 2012, in Belo Horizonte (Brazil), the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the Câmara de Arbitragem Empresarial (CAMARB) will be co-organizing a roundtable where the panel will first report on the changes in the ICC Rules of Arbitration and then will take a look at hot topics in arbitration... Read more

The ICC International Centre for ADR shall be represented at the Swiss Chamber of Commercial Mediation’s 4th Conference on mediation which takes place today and tomorrow in Solothurn (Switzerland). Entitled “Mediation in the 21st Century”, the conference programme focuses on current projects and developments in the field of commercial mediation...Read more

The programme of the Conference which will be held in Tunisia on 5 October 2012 concerning "The Dispute Resolution in North Africa - The 2012 ICC Rules of Arbitration" is now available....Read more.

The ICC International Centre for ADR has nominated an Advisory Committee of in-house counsel from major international companies to contribute to the design of one of its most business-focused dispute resolution conferences, the annual ICC International Mediation Conference...Read more

On 20 September 2012 in Lagos (Nigeria), the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF) Africa, Middle East & Turkey Chapter is going to organize a free of charge event for young practitioners. It will take the form of Arbitration Roundtable Series... Read more

The report is freely available in ICC DRL. It will be of interest to states, state entities and their legal advisers, but also to other organizations and entities that have relations with states and seek information on the options available to them when resolving disputes involving states or state entities… See more.

The conference on “The Use of Dispute Boards to Avoid and Resolve Disputes” will be held in Bogota (Colombia) on 24 September 2012, where ICC practice in DBs will be largely addressed. The programme is here in English and here in Spanish. The registration can be done on the Centro de Arbitraje y Conciliación website http://www.cacccb.org.co/portal/default.aspx.

Find information on ICC Dispute Boards here.

Save the date that on 9 October 2012, the ICC International Court of Arbitration is going to organize a seminar on the 2012 ICC Rules of Arbitration...Read more.

Save the date of the conference to be held in Tunisia on 5 October 2012 which will address current issues in dispute resolution in North Africa...Read more.

The first batch is in! ICC has selected the first round of 33 universities to participate in the 8th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition that will take place in Paris from 8 – 13 February 2012...Read more.

On 14 November 2012, before the Kiev Arbitration Days 2012, the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF) Europe and Russia Chapter is going to organize a free of charge event on "Understanding the Value of Evidence in International Arbitration". It’s going to be hosted by Arzinger... Read more

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has released "The Secretariat’s Guide to ICC Arbitration", an invaluable companion to the recently revised ICC Rules of Arbitration... Read more

The ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF) Europe and Russia Chapter will be organizing a free of charge seminar in Milan on 12 October 2012 on « The Inherent Powers of Arbitral Tribunals”. Pedersoli e Associati will be hosting a cocktail reception after the seminar... Read more

On 1 October 2012, the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF), the IBA Arbitration Committee, the ICDR Young & International and Arbitration Ireland will be co-hosting the Young Arbitration Practitioners Symposium in Dublin (Ireland).

First, Mark Friedman will provide the ten things that young practitioners need to know to pursue career in international arbitration. Then, a panel of discussion will follow on the different perspectives on the international arbitration process…Read more

The 1st Regional ICC YAF event took place 2 weeks ago in Berlin. It attracted over 90 participants from all corners of Europe : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia,Spain, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and Ukraine... Read more

On the occasion of the ICC International Arbitration Congress on "Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in Major Infrastructure Projects", to be held on 24 August 2012 in Panamá, the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF) Latin America Chapter is organizing a roundtable on "The Theory of Applicable Law in International Arbitration" on 22 August 2012.

On 10 September 2012, the Seventh Annual ICC New York Conference will focus on Arbitration with States and State Entities under the ICC Rules... Read more

The recently appointed members of the ICC International Court of Arbitration took up office on 1 July 2012 for a new term that will run until 30 June 2015. See the list of current members of the Court. The Court’s chief role is to administer ICC arbitrations. The Court performs functions conferred upon it by the ICC Rules of Arbitration. It works in close collaboration with its Secretariat.

ICC Australia and ICC International Court of Arbitration will be organizing events relating to international arbitration and doing business in China in 5 cities in Australia from 23 July to 1 August 2012... Read more

For the 2012 Session of the International Academy for Arbitration Law, Jose Ricardo Féris, Deputy Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration, will chair the ICC two-day Workshop which is to be held at the ICC Headquarters in Paris on 4 and 6 July 2012... Read more

On 24-25 September 2012 in Nicosia (Cyprus), ICC Cyprus and the ICC International Court of Arbitration are going to organize an international conference and training on the 2012 ICC Rules of Arbitration... Read more

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