Highlights from SCC’s 2025 Reports: Insights into investment arbitration, settlements, and challenges to arbitrators
In 2025, the SCC Arbitration Institute has released a series of reports that shed light on key aspects of its arbitration practice. From its enduring role in investor-state disputes to the dynamics of settlements and the rigorous review of challenges to arbitrators, these publications reflect the SCC's commitment to transparency, procedural integrity, and the advancement of international arbitration.
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Arbitrating for peace: Stockholm, SCC Arbitration Institute, and ISDS
This report highlights the SCC’s longstanding and trusted role in Investor-State Dispute Settlement. With 129 ISDS cases since 1993 and continued references in 96 active International Investment Agreements, the SCC and Sweden remain a preferred forum for complex cross-border disputes. Its neutrality is reinforced by the global spread of users, from civil, common, and hybrid legal systems, and its involvement in both bilateral and multilateral investment agreements. Despite changes in the investment landscape, including the termination of many intra-EU BITs, the SCC continues to serve as a stable, impartial venue for international arbitration, promoting peaceful dispute resolution and economic cooperation worldwide.
Settlements in cases administered under the SCC Rules
This report examines how and when parties settle disputes in arbitrations under the SCC Rules between 2021 and 2023. Drawing on case data, it highlights the frequency and timing of settlements, the use of consent awards, and the procedural flexibility that enables parties to formalise agreements within the SCC framework. The findings illustrate how the SCC’s approach supports efficient, enforceable, and amicable resolution of disputes across diverse sectors and jurisdictions.
SCC Practice Note: SCC Board decisions on challenges to arbitrators 2020–2024
This Practice Note presents a comprehensive analysis of the Board’s decisions on challenges to arbitrators under the SCC Rules as well as under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules during the period 2020–2024. It offers practitioners a structured overview of procedural standards, statistical trends, and substantive reasoning across the categories of relationship, conduct, disclosures, and qualifications.