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 [...]
On 20 April 2021, ACICA held an event titled From Madrid to Islamabad – Recent enforcement of ICSID awards in Australia. The moderator, Daisy Mallett from King & Wood Mallesons, was joined by expert speakers, Andrew Battisson from Norton Rose Fulbright, Professor Chester Brown from 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers, Justice-Hogan-Doran SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers [...]
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 [...]
ACICA is pleased to support R.E.A.L - Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers - a group of global lawyers practicing in international arbitration and striving to achieve racial equality for arbitration lawyers. R.E.A.L was launched virtually on Martin Luther King, Jnr. Day through two dynamic and inspiring sessions. These sessions featured keynotes from leading global arbitration practitioners [...]
Download copy of media release The Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) Judicial Liaison Committee convened a forum on 20 November 2020 to explore Taking Advantage of Technology – Dispute Resolution Best Practice. This initiative, the first of its kind, brought together 150 members of the judiciary, government and dispute resolution practitioners from across [...]
ACICA is pleased to announce the winner of the inaugural ACICA Essay Competition as Michael Riordan from Melbourne. Michael is in his fifth year of a Bachelor of Law / Bachelor of Commerce degree at Monash University. In this first year of the competition, ACICA invited entries from Australian-based law students studying a bachelor, Juris [...]
ACICA45 Webinar: Lifecycle of an Arbitration Series - Evidence in Arbitration On 27 August 2020, the third webinar of the ACICA 45 Lifecycle of an Arbitration Series was held. Peter Sadler, lawyer at Quinn Emanuel moderated the discussion between the speakers: Bruce O’Shea, Partner at KordaMentha, Cara North, Consultant at Lipman Karas, and Tim Breakspear, [...]
ACICA45 Webinar: Lifecycle of an Arbitration Series - Conducting an Arbitration On 8 July 2020, the second webinar of the ACICA 45 Lifecycle of an Arbitration Series was held. Erika Williams, Senior Associate at McCullough Robertson and Melissa Yeo, Senior Associate at Ashurst co-chaired the discussion between the speakers: Lucy Martinez, Independent Counsel and Arbitrator [...]
ACICA-45 Webinar: Lifecycle of An Arbitration Series - How to Start an Arbitration On 27 May 2020 the inaugural webinar of the ACICA 45 Lifecycle of an Arbitration Series was held. Guillermo Garcia-Perrote, Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills, moderated the discussion between three experienced speakers on the topic of ‘How to Start an Arbitration’: Gitanjali [...]
As of 14 September 2015, ACICA will contribute non-confidential process data from closed cases to Dispute Resolution Data where it is aggregated globally by case type. This is done in furtherance of advancing institutional standards, as well as enhancing trust and confidence in international arbitrations and mediations. In doing so, ACICA joins other leading institutions worldwide in advancing understanding and knowledge of the processes involved in international arbitration and mediation. No identifying confidential information, nor comments on the substantive merits of a case are ever disclosed to Dispute Resolution Data.
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