This morning, at the ACICA/CIArb Australia International Arbitration Conference 2022 in Melbourne, ACICA launched its Reflections on Ten Years of Activity Report. It was considered timely to reflect on the decade between 2011 and 2021, to highlight the achievements that have been accomplished, and developments made, over this period in Australia and by ACICA. This report [...]

Download Media Release ACICA has formalised a referral relationship with Dexus Place to assist parties looking for high-quality, full-service facilities for their arbitration hearings and mediations. Dexus Place offers convenient premier locations in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney and will grant a discount to parties referred through ACICA. The ACICA Rules provide parties with the [...]

Download Media Release  ACICA has moved to new premises in 25 Martin Place, Sydney's iconic MLC Centre situated in the heart of Sydney. The new office is located on Level 10 of the building, which is managed by Dexus, and will accommodate ACICA’s dynamic and growing team. The relocation comes as ACICA signs the 'Green [...]

At the General Assembly of the International Federation of Commercial Arbitration Institutions (IFCAI) on 8 June 2022, ACICA's Secretary General, Deborah Tomkinson, was appointed to the new Council. IFCAI was established in 1985 and it now consists of 52 member organizations worldwide. The Federation’s aims are to establish and maintain permanent relations between commercial arbitration [...]

ACICA President, Georgia Quick, talks about her involvement with ACICA and upcoming plans and initiatives in this interview with Kluwer Arbitration Blog. Read Interview Here

ACICA is pleased to announce the winner of the 2021 ACICA Essay Competition as Dan Xie from University of New South Wales. Dan is a PhD Candidate at Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Australia. She was also the visiting scholar at Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law. She holds an LL.M. [...]

Call for Expressions of Interest Arbitration Incubation: Ideas from the Next Generation ACICA and CIArb Australia are pleased to announce that the upcoming ACICA/CIArb Australia International Arbitration Conference, being held on 18 October 2021, will include a ‘Next Generation’ panel to showcase new ideas from, and the talent of, the next generation of arbitration thought [...]

We are pleased to announce that Georgia Quick has been elected the new ACICA President with effect from 1 June 2021. A partner in the dispute resolution group at Ashurst and joint head of Ashurst Australia’s international arbitration practice, Ms Quick is an experienced and accomplished counsel with significant expertise in complex arbitrations under various [...]

ACICA is pleased to launch the 2021 edition of the ACICA Arbitration Rules and Expedited Arbitration Rules which were approved by the ACICA Board in March 2021 and will take effect from 1 April 2021. The revised ACICA Rules reflect developments in international best practice, including with reference to enhanced online practices developed during COVID-19, [...]

On 17 February 2021, ACICA held an event titled International Arbitration in the South Pacific. The expert speakers were joined by Guest Speaker, the Honourable Deputy Chief Justice Ambeng Kandakasi CBE, who provided his insights on the progress made in international arbitration in Papua New Guinea. International arbitration in the South Pacific At present, there [...]