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Caroline Falconer joins as new Deputy Secretary General
As of 9 May, Caroline Falconer has taken on the role as Deputy Secretary General and Head of Operations at the SCC. As a former Legal Counsel at Vattenfall, she brings valuable insights on what the business community is looking for in arbitration services.
“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 the Swedish Women in Arbitration Network, in this interview.
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 challenges posed by the pandemic, and a highlight includes a successful result of the efforts of the SCC to promote equality in arbitration.
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 inter-state disputes.
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 success in this role.
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, new Chairperson of the SCC Board, shares his thoughts on assuming this role.
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 arbitration might become more common. Still quite an unregulated area, it raises several interesting legal issues, says Legal counsel Natalia Petrik.
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 Dispute Assessment service. This video gives you the story of how it played out.