The Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) is excited to launch the ACICA Sustainability Protocol: Towards More Sustainable Arbitral Proceedings (Protocol). The Protocol seeks to encourage parties and tribunals in arbitral proceedings to commit to resolving disputes in a more environmentally sustainable manner. While the recommendations set out in Protocol were developed by an ACICA Taskforce with the ACICA Rules in [...]

Please note that ACICA’s offices will be closed from Monday 23 December 2024 and will reopen on Monday 6 January 2025.   If your matter requires urgent attention during that time, please email the Secretariat at secretariat@acica.org.au.

ACICA is pleased to announce that ACICA has re-constituted its Rules Committee to commence the review of the 2021 ACICA Arbitration Rules and ACICA Expedited Arbitration Rules (2021 Rules). ACICA has conducted a review of its rules every five years since 2011 to ensure they reflect international best practice and continue to exceed user expectations. [...]

ACICA is pleased to announce the first two recipients of the ACICA Pacific Islands Practitioner Scholarship (Scholarship). ACICA has awarded Scholarships to Jeanale Nigs, a Senior Associate at Dentons in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, and Ake Spiros Poa, In-House Counsel at the Solomon Islands Electricity Authority in Honiara, Solomon Islands. The Scholarship recipients will [...]

WE ARE SEEKING YOUR VIEWS! Contribute to the development of ACICA's Protocol on Sustainability for Arbitrations by responding to the survey! Be part of the development of more sustainable behaviours in arbitration. ACICA has launched a survey to understand the arbitration community's views on sustainable practices. At ACICA, sustainability is at the core of our [...]

ACICA is pleased to announce the appointment of Diana Bowman to the role of Secretary-General of ACICA. Diana will commence her role on 20 August 2024 and will succeed long-serving Secretary-General, Deborah Tomkinson. Diana brings to the role over two decades of international disputes experience gained across private practice and in-house counsel roles globally. As [...]

ACICA is pleased to announce the appointment of Judith Levine as ACICA President. Judith succeeds Georgia Quick, Head of the Australian International Arbitration Practice of Ashurst, who completes a successful three-year tenure as President. Joshua Paffey, Partner at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, an energy, resources and infrastructure expert, moves into the Vice-President role. Cameron Hassall, Head [...]

ACICA Releases Statistics for 2023 Growing caseload and high value disputes In 2023, ACICA received 21 new administered arbitration cases with a cumulative value of almost AUD$900 million, which is the highest number of new cases submitted to ACICA in a particular year to date. This brought the total number of cases under administration in [...]

At the Welcome Reception of the 11th Australian Arbitration Week (AAW), ACICA announced the launch of the ACICA Pacific Island Practitioner Scholarship (Scholarship). The Scholarship is supported by the ACICA Education Fund (Fund). The Fund established by ACICA comprises profits from the ICCA Congress hosted by ACICA in Sydney in 2018. ACICA will offer two [...]

ACICA is pleased to announce the launch of its Sustainability Taskforce (Taskforce). The Taskforce comprises industry leaders Daisy Mallett, Independent Arbitrator and Legal Consultant in Sydney; Mark Mangan, Partner at Dechert in Singapore; and Amanda Murphy, Principal, Sustainability & ESG Legal (Disputes & Regulatory) at BHP in Perth. Deborah Tomkinson, ACICA Secretary-General and Caroline Swartz-Zern, ACICA Counsel, are leading this [...]