The Organising Committee for Sydney is excited that the ICCA baton has now been handed over from the highly successful Mauritian Congress. The 24th ICCA Congress will be held in Sydney, Australia from 15-18 April 2018. A satellite Congress will also be held from 19-20 April 2018 in Queenstown, New Zealand. Please mark your diary [...]

The NSW Young Lawyers International Law Committee held the first seminar of the inaugural International Negotiation & Dispute Resolution Series on 7 July 2016 at the Australian Disputes Centre on the topic of international commercial arbitration. The panel speakers consisted of Deborah Tomkinson (Secretary-General of ACICA), Daisy Mallett (Senior Associate at King & Wood Mallesons) and James [...]

The ACICA Review is our bi-annual publication aimed at providing arbitration news and updates to ACICA members. We hope you enjoy reading the June 2016 edition!

On Thursday 23 June, the NSW Young Lawyers’ International Law Committee in partnership with ACICA and the Australian Disputes Centre (ADC) launched its inaugural International Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Seminar Series at a delightful evening event held at the offices of Baker & McKenzie in Sydney. The aim of the project is to give Series [...]

ACICA is pleased to announce that Alex Baykitch, President, today signed the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge on behalf of the institution. The two key objectives of the Pledge, which was launched last month, are to improve the profile and representation of women in arbitration and to appoint women as arbitrators on an equal opportunity basis. Those [...]

The Australian ADR Awards recognise both individual and team excellence in the area of alternative dispute resolution. The Awards are open to all Australian citizens and permanent residents, and Australia-based ADR teams. Excellence in both the Australian (domestic) and international contexts are recognised by the Awards. Submission categories and guidelines are available at the Australian Disputes [...]