Request for Expertise

Anyone may ask the International Centre for Expertise to propose or confirm one or more experts for legal or business proceedings by submitting a request to the Centre at the ICC International Secretariat in Paris.

The Request, detailed below, must indicate the nature of the person’s recourse to the Centre, be it a Request for Proposal, a Request for Appointment of an Expert, or a Request for the Administration of Expertise Proceedings.

1° Request for Proposal of the name(s) of one or more experts in any given field:

a) The Request is sent to:

ICC International Centre for Expertise
38 cours Albert 1er
75008 Paris, France
Tel.: +33 1 49 53 30 53
Fax: +33 1 49 53 30 49

b) The Request should contain:

- names, description and addresses of the parties involved;
- any relevant information concerning the choice of an expert (nationality, qualifications, language abilities, availability);
- a brief description of the underlying dispute or situation.

c) The Request must be accompanied by a payment of US$ 2 500 to the International Chamber of Commerce for each name requested.

  • Payment can be made by wire transfer according to the following instructions:

Beneficiary (Account holder): International Chamber of Commerce

Address : 38, Cours Albert 1er 75008 Paris, France

Bank of Beneficiary : UBS SA

Address : 35, rue des Noirettes P.O. Box 2600 1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland

Account no.: 240-224534.61R
IBAN: CH06 0024 0240 2245 3461 R
Swift Code (BIC): UBSWCHZH80A

Please indicate on your payment order the name of the party in the procedure on behalf of which this payment is being made.


  • Parties may alternatively pay by cheque made out to the INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

2° The parties have agreed in their contract or otherwise to have recourse to the ICC International Centre for Expertise for the appointment of an expert:

Please follow points 1 a), b), and c), above.

The Request should also include a copy of any agreement for the appointment of an expert by the Centre and/or of any other elements which form the basis for the Request for Appointment.

3° The Centre is contacted to administer the expertise proceedings according to Rules for Expertise:

a) Please follow points 1 a), b), and c), above.

b) The Request should also include a copy of the parties' agreement to have recourse to the ICC International Centre for Expertise.

If the Request is made jointly by the parties, the parties may agree by mutual consent to nominate an expert, in which case the expert's name and address should be included in the Request.