Introducing NetCase, a new tool for arbitrationIntroducing NetCase, a new tool for arbitration

Mirèze Philippe, who was in charge of the NetCase project and who presented it today, said: "you can no longer ignore the need for IT in arbitration."

“The best way to encourage arbitration users to work in an electronic environment is to offer them a centralized secured system rather than multiple extranets used by lawyers and arbitrators, as well as a uniform system of organization which facilitates the work of practitioners and allows any user to browse easily through the platform. This is what the ICC offers to its arbitration users," she added.

All participants in an arbitration can now keep in touch through a secure website hosted by ICC. Correspondence and documents can be posted on NetCase rather than sent by the traditional methods of courier, post or fax. In large arbitrations particularly, the amount of documents moved around traditionally can become burdensome.

The Court has long been in the forefront of the use of information technology in international arbitration. It has a state-of-the-art case management system that allows its secretariat to follow the more than 1 000 arbitrations it oversees at any one time. NetCase, which has been developed to suit the specific needs of ICC arbitration, is thus a logical development of the Court’s IT work.

Some features of the service:

• NetCase provides details of the parties and the arbitrators, the procedural calendar and a statement of the current financial situation. It includes forums where participants can exchange views;
• Security features include passport protection and sophisticated encryption;
• The storage system allows participants to sort documents by date, author or title. The system is standardized for ease of use;
• The system is available for no additional charge. 

Also, useful Guidelines on IT in Arbitration are made available to NetCase users. They are intended to assist arbitration users in organizing procedures whenever IT facilities are used. Such Guidelines include "Issues to be Considered when Using IT in International Arbitration", "Operating Standards for Using IT in International Arbitration" and "Explanatory Notes on the Standards". They have been published in a Special Supplement of the ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin entitled "Using Technology to Resolve Business Disputes" (ICC Publication 667).

The ICC Court of Arbitration is the most trusted body of its type in the world. More than 14 000 cases have been submitted to the Court since its foundation in 1923.

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