International Arbitration Newsletter - October 2018 | Institutional and Other News

DELOS unveils new Guide to Arbitration places

Delos has launched a Guide to Arbitration Places which covers 54 national jurisdictions and lists 32 safe seats for arbitration.

HKIAC reveals statistics on use of tribunal secretary service

The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has recently reported a growth in the center’s appointments as tribunal secretary since the launch of its tribunal secretary service in 2014. All appointments were made under the HKIAC Guidelines on Use of Secretaries to Arbitral Tribunals.

Team News

Recent speaking engagements

• Pedro Tent (Valencia) to speak at a Seminar on arbitration organized by the Valencia Bar and the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum on 15-16 November 2018 in Valencia
• Joe Tirado (London) spoke on "The global application of the Mediation Rules of International Commercial Mediation Center for the Belt & Road" at the Belt & Road Service Connections and International Mediation Centre Seminar in Rome on 10 October 2018.
• Also on 10 October 2018 Joe Tirado (London) spoke on "Global Data Protecton Regulation" at the Joint Consumer Litigation Committee and Poverty and Social Development Subcommittee session on "Collective redress and other options available to consumers in relation to their data, data privacy and software rights" at the IBA Annual Conference in Rome
• Joe Tirado (London) spoke on "Access to Arbitration: Diversity in Arbitral Tribunals" at the Georgia International Arbitration Centre Annual Conference in  Tbilisi on 4 October 2018
• Joe Tirado (London) was a panelist on "Expropriation in Investment Arbitration",  VI IPA International Investment Arbitration Conference in La Paz on 27 September 2018