The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention) celebrates it's 60th anniversary this year. As one of the most successful treaties in the area of commercial law, the New York Convention has served as a model for subsequent international legislative texts. ACICA is pleased to invite you to join with [...]

Registrations are now open for the 6th International Arbitration Conference, to be held on 17 October 2018 at the Sofitel on Collins, Melbourne. This conference is jointly hosted by the Business Law Section (BLS) of the Law Council of Australia, it involved firstly Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) and more recently the Chartered [...]

View the recently released International Commercial Arbitration Capability Report from the Australian Trade and Investment Commission. The report outlines Australia's offering in terms of world-class international dispute resolution services and expertise to promote global trade, safeguard commercial relationships and manage risk in cross-border investment. Download your copy here.

We are pleased to introduce the speakers and moderators for 24th ICCA Congress. Centred around the theme “Evolution and Adaptation: The Future of International Arbitration”, the programme for the 2018 Congress in Sydney is packed with hot topics and current issues in international arbitration such as legitimacy challenges, cybersecurity and the role of public bodies/ public [...]

The Early Bird Registration for the ICCA 2018 Sydney Congress closes on 1 November 2017! Make sure you benefit from this discount and sign up before next Wednesday.

The Early Bird Registration for ICCA 2018 Sydney is available for a limited time only! Registration must be completed by 1 November 2017 to enjoy the early bird special. Register here!

The Moderator and Speakers for the fifth panel of the Congress, scheduled to take place in the afternoon on Monday 16 April, will be: Panel 5: Arbitration Challenged II: Party Autonomy in Choosing Decision-Makers: Advantages and Drawbacks - Should it be Revisited? Moderator: Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, Levy Kaufmann-Kohler (Switzerland) Speakers: Alfonzo Gomez-Acebo, Baker & McKenzie Madrid [...]

The Moderator and Speakers for the third panel of the Congress, scheduled to take place in the afternoon on Monday 16 April, will be: Panel 3: Arbitration Challenged I: Reforming Substantive Obligations in Investment Treaties and Conditions of Access to Investment Arbitration Moderator: Meg Kinnear, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (Canada) Speakers: Christophe [...]

The Moderator and Speakers for the sixth panel of the Congress, scheduled to take place in the afternoon on Monday 16 April, will be: Panel 6: Arbitration Challenged II: The Realities of Arbitration Economics: Who Gets to Play, and What are the Implications? Moderator: Susan Franck, American University, Washington College of Law (USA) Speakers: Mohamed [...]

The Moderator and Speakers for the second panel of the Congress, scheduled to take place over lunch on Monday 16 April, will be: Panel 2: Personal Reflections from Leading Arbitrators on Evolution and Adaptation Moderator: Eduardo Zuleta, Zuleta Abogados (Colombia) Speakers: Julian Lew, Queen Mary University of London (UK); Loretta Malintoppi, 39 Essex Chambers (Italy); Brigitte Stern, University [...]