International Arbitration Newsletter - May 2020 | Institutional and Other News

Institutional News

Update on what the major arbitral institutions are doing in relation to the coronavirus

Please find below a summarised list of the updates on the measures adopted by relevant arbitration institutions around the world in light of COVID-19:

1. Joint statement signed by numerous arbitral institutions across the globe in response to the concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic, available here.
2. The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) launches a free platform for ad-hoc arbitrations during the COVID-19 crisis (view here). 
3. The SCC publishes its annual statistics for both commercial and investment disputes, available here and here. 

Team News

Appointments

• Partner, Joe Tirado (London), has been appointed to the arbitrator and mediator panel of the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation.

Accolades

• Partner, Joe Tirado (London), has once again been recognized as one of the world´s leading mediators by Who's Who Legal: Mediation 2020.

Speaking engagements

• Partner Mónica van der Schraft (Chile) spoke on 'Experiences and challenges of arbitration in times of COVID-19' on a webinar hosted by the Santiago Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (SVYAP) in Santiago de Chile on 23 April 2020.