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Spotlight Talk with Leonardo Catovic
As an organisation committed to promoting international arbitration and educating the next generation of practitioners, the SCC occasionally publishes the work of students. The SCC is also a consistent early adopter of new technologies, including AI tools. This SCC Spotlight Talk is an AI-generated summary of Stockholm University International Commercial Arbitration Law graduate Leonardo Catovic’s master’s thesis, titled “Arbitrator Liability: Should arbitrators be immune from liability under ‘abuse of process’ claims?” (May 2024).
Welcome new SCC board members
As we welcome the new year, we are proud to introduce four new members of the SCC Board. This group of experienced professionals will play a key role in supporting the SCC’s case-related decisions under the SCC Rules while strengthening our position as a leader in international dispute resolution. With their extensive expertise and fresh perspectives, we are confident they will make a significant contribution to the SCC’s work in 2025 and beyond.
“The arbitrator community should reflect its audience”
The SCC, as well as other institutions, play an important role in making sure that the pool of trained arbitrators is diverse, says Lotta Knapp Lönroth, Senior Manager at Vinge and board member of
SCC board appointed 49% women as arbitrators
The SCC statistics for 2021 reflect the state of the business community during the second year of the Covid-19 crisis. The length of SCC arbitrations from referral to award remained short despite the
The power of international arbitration
The SCC’s mission is to facilitate trade and business since 1917. Today, Secretary General Kristin Campbell-Wilson reflects on the power of international arbitration as a peaceful mean of resolving
SCC Express nominated for GAR Awards
Best innovation of the year? We are happy to announce that the SCC Express is nominated at the GAR Awards 2022.
Eva Kalnina: More demand for speedy decisions – interim and final
Wisdom, courage and an innovative mindset. These are valuable traits in an arbitrator of today, says Eva Kalnina, new member of the SCC Board, who feels enthusiastic about contributing to the SCC´s
Robin Oldenstam: SCC is a well-oiled machinery
“My aim as chair will be to draw on the vast experience and knowledge of the Board to ensure that the decisions made continue to be of the high quality for which the SCC is known.” Robin Oldenstam,
SCC Digital Week trendspotting event – now available online
A recording of our event at Nationalmuseum in Stockholm – Trendspotting in commercial dispute resolution from the business perspective – is now available online.
Third Party funding in arbitration – more commonly used
The number of third party funded dispute resolution cases at SCC and other arbitration institutes around the world increases every year. In the aftermath of the pandemic, this way of financing
The story behind The SCC express
It is an unusual thing, to decide to develop a completely new dispute resolution tool. But we thought it necessary and appointed a task force to help us work out the idea behind the SCC Express
What is the investment value of a dispute?
“Global disputes are often overlooked as core balance sheet risks with major financial impacts”, says Matthew McGrath. In a recent article in Westlaw Today he states that the economic aftermath of