SCC in the press
ASA Bulletin
Evolution and Prospects: SCC Expedited Arbitrations Rules
This article examines the evolution, and current application of SCC Rules for Expedited Arbitration as a cost-efficient procedure for resolution of lower-value and less complex disputes. It traces the historical origins of the SCC Expedited Rules, first introduced in 1995 in response to concerns over cost and efficiency in smaller disputes. The article outlines the core procedural features of expedited arbitration and compares the 2023 SCC Expedited Rules with the standard SCC Arbitration Rules, addressing issues such as tribunal composition, submissions, hearings, time limits, and costs.
Authored by Patricia Shaughnessy and Natalia Petrik.
Daily Jus
From Counsel to Arbitrator: Client Choice, Equality and Responsibility in International Arbitration
This conference report from a joint seminar by SCC “This conference report from a joint seminar by SCC Arbitration Institute and Cirio Advokatbyrå focuses on gender equality in the legal profession, viewed through a lens that is increasingly relevant to international arbitration.
Written by Jake Lowther, SCC Specialist Counsel
Kluwer Arbitration Blog
The Neutral in the Machine? Emerging Designs of Dispute Assessment in Arbitration
Authored by SCC Legal Counsel Emma Garrett and SCC Visiting Professional Lexie Gao, the article maps the fundamental design differences between these two approaches and what they mean for practitioners navigating early dispute resolution. The article, published on Kluwer Arbitration Blog, compares two emerging models: the SCC Express Dispute Assessment, grounded in institutional rules and human-neutral evaluation, and the AAA’s AI Resolution Simulator.
Vis Moot
SCC Arbitration Rules to Be Featured in the 36th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
The Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot announces that the SCC Arbitration Institute will serve as the Rules Sponsor for the 36th edition of the Moot. The SCC Arbitration Rules reflect a modern and balanced procedural framework, widely used in complex cross-border disputes.
As Rules Sponsor, the SCC will play a central role in shaping the procedural framework of the 36th Vis Moot. This provides participating teams with a valuable opportunity to engage in depth with the SCC Arbitration Rules and to develop a practical understanding of their application in an international setting.
Juridisk Tidskrift
Strategic design of dispute resolution mechanisms in construction projects
This article examines the strategic design of dispute resolution mechanisms in construction and infrastructure projects. Drawing on extensive negotiating experience, it analyses how dispute avoidance procedures, voluntary resolution mechanisms, and the tailored drafting of final dispute resolution clauses, whether arbitration or litigation, can uphold contractually agreed risk allocations and support successful project delivery.
Please note that the article is in Swedish.
JP Infonet
Settlement in disputes concerning public procurement contracts at the SCC and in the general court – analysis
This article examines the prevalence and dynamics of settlement in disputes arising from publicly procured contracts, drawing on data from SCC and the general courts for the period 2013–2023.
Analysis published at JP Infonet. Please note that the article is in Swedish.
Ashurst
Arbitration in a changing global landscape: A five-year review
A new report by Ashurst analyses five years of data from leading international arbitration institutions, examining how geopolitical upheaval, economic volatility and technological change have shaped the landscape of international commercial dispute resolution between 2020 and 2024, and what the next five years may hold.
Jus Mundi
2025 Arbitration Year in Review
The 2025 Arbitration Year in Review, published by Jus Mundi, offers a comprehensive overview of key developments across 40 jurisdictions. The report examines significant legislative reforms, judicial decisions and institutional innovations, providing valuable insight into the evolving global landscape of international arbitration.
Daily Jus
Turning Discord into Accord: The SCC on Managing the Surge in M&A Disputes
This conference report summarises key insights from a roundtable discussion held during Stockholm Arbitration Week 2025, which examined the growing number of post-M&A disputes and explored how valuation experts and the SCC Express procedure can facilitate faster resolution.
Written by Lachlan Gibbs, LL.M. Candidate at Stockholm University.
Swedish Government
Strategy for Sweden’s trade, investment and global competitiveness
Global challenges and a changing world place greater demands on politics, the business sector, government agencies and higher education institutions to strengthen long-term competitiveness, green transition, employment and prosperity throughout Sweden. The Government is therefore presenting this strategy for Sweden’s trade, investment and global competitiveness, in which the SCC is mentioned.
Daily Jus
Conducting International Business Despite Challenging Circumstances
Conference report from SCC Arbitration Week 2025 flagship event on how businesses can navigate challenges through strategic dispute resolution.
Written by Nelson Voß, LL.M. Candidate at Stockholm University.
Global Arbitration Review
GAR Awards 2026 – the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations award
The SCC Arbitration Institute is pleased to announce that it has been shortlisted for a GAR Award in the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations Award Category.
Daily Jus
From Conflicts to Consensus – Keeping Control Over the Dispute through Mediation
Conference report from SCC Arbitration Week 2025. Practitioners examined mediation as a strategic mechanism for resolving commercial disputes, highlighting its ability to preserve party autonomy while achieving efficient and durable outcomes.
Written by Isabel Budenz.
Daily Jus
The Settlement Shuffle – Dancing from Dispute to Consensus
This conference report published on Daily Jus is based on the SCC data on settlements unveiled during SCC Arbitration Week.
Written by Alexander Kozhedub.
Daily Jus
Efficiency with Guardrails: Fostering Collaboration and Connection in Arbitration’s Next Chapter
In this article, SCC Legal Counsel Jake Lowther and SCC intern Frederik Hummelmose, share key insights from Young Arbitrators Sweden (YAS) Arbitration Day 2025, highlighting the pivotal role of collaboration, personal connections, and innovative approaches in shaping the future of arbitration.
JP Infonet
Time savings in public procurement disputes at the SCC – analysis
This article examines the resolution of disputes arising from publicly procured construction contracts in Sweden, with a particular focus on arbitration administered by the SCC. It highlights the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and expert-driven approach of SCC proceedings compared with ordinary courts and ad hoc arbitration.
Analysis published at JP Infonet. Please note that the article is in Swedish.
Global Arbitration Review
Changes to Swedish institute’s board
Article published on Global Arbitration Review announcing the appointment of Queen Mary University of London’s Crina Baltag as vice chairperson of the SCC Board and Queritius partner Alicja Zielińska-Eisen as a new board member.
Journal of International Arbitration
Jurisprudence from Norway on Conflicts of Interest
This article is published in volume 42, issue 6 of the Journal of International Arbitration. The article examines the Supreme Court of Norway’s (Court) judgment in a specific case, which addresses the independence and impartiality of arbitrators.
Written by SCC Legal Counsel Jake Lowther and former SCC intern Håvard Sanne-Halvorsen.
JP Infonet
Time savings in public procurement disputes at the SCC – analysis
In October 2024, the SCC Arbitration Institute (SCC) published a report comparing disputes concerning publicly procured contracts in general courts and at the SCC, based on data from concluded cases between 2013 and 2023. The report demonstrates that the SCC has handled disputes with considerably higher values than those adjudicated in general courts, whilst processing times have been shorter.
Analysis published at JP Infonet. Please note that the article is in Swedish.
Revolutionising (and Future-Proofing) Arbitration in the Age of AI: Insights from Stockholm
This article on Daily Jus highlights key insights from a Stockholm event co-hosted by the SCC and Legora, where experts examined how artificial intelligence is reshaping arbitral practice. It reflects on the SCC’s 2024 Guide to AI and the importance of ensuring that innovation goes hand in hand with transparency, confidentiality and sound decision-making. The discussion underscores the SCC’s continued commitment to supporting responsible, effective use of technology in modern dispute resolution.
Access to Justice and Interim Relief: Exploring the role of the Emergency Arbitrator
In this insightful article on Daily Jus, the importance of the emergency arbitrator as a mechanism for swift interim relief in arbitration is explored. The piece highlights how access to justice can be significantly enhanced through expedited procedures and demonstrates the increasingly pivotal role of emergency arbitrators in preserving parties’ rights before a tribunal is constituted.
JP Infonet
SCC dispute resolution for publicly procured contracts – analysis
In October 2024, the SCC Arbitration Institute published a report comparing disputes arising from public procurement contracts resolved in Swedish courts with those handled by the SCC between 2013 and 2023. This article, authored by Madeleine Thörn, Deputy Secretary General at SCC, and Max Bodin, former intern at SCC, analyses the report’s key findings and explores the benefits of arbitration for public procurement disputes.
Analysis published at JP Infonet.
Please note that the article is in Swedish.
Dagens Juridik
The amount in dispute does not affect the willingness to settle
Article from the Swedish newspaper Dagens Juridik (Today’s Law), which conducted an interview with SCC Specialist Counsel Jake Lowther to discuss the willingness to settle in regard to the disputed amount.
Please note that the article is in Swedish.
Lexis Nexis
SCC publishes empirical report on settlement patterns in arbitration cases
Article from Lexis Nexis in regards to the SCC report titled ‘Settlements in cases administered under the SCC Rules’. This study not only sheds light on procedural efficiencies but also offers guidance to practitioners, users, and institutions seeking to promote early resolution of disputes.
Bringing Efficiency Back into the Spotlight: Expedited Procedures
On 15 May 2025, the official launch of the Bulgarian translation of the SCC Arbitration Institute’s (SCC) Arbitration Rules 2023 took place in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event’s significance is underscored by the fact that this is the first time any international arbitral institution’s rules have been translated into the Bulgarian language.
Evolving Mediation Practices at the SCC Arbitration Institute
Following an update to its Mediation Rules in 2023, the SCC Arbitration Institute (SCC) has revised its Mediation Rules again for the beginning of 2025. This article analyses the caseload developments as well as the new provisions governing mediations administered by the SCC.
Survey Report on Nordic Arbitral Institutions, 2025: Mapping Nordic Arbitral Institutions
This report forms part of the Nordic Commercial Arbitration Forum, a bi-annual conference bringing together primarily arbitration practitioners from the region. First launched in March 2025 in Stockholm, the forum provides a platform for discussing developments in Nordic arbitration, fostering collaboration, and strengthening the region’s position on the global arbitration arena.
The report, based on a January 2025 survey of six Nordic arbitral institutions, aims to deepen understanding of arbitration practices in the region and raise awareness of its institutions, services, and procedures. It also aims to assist arbitration users in making informed decisions when choosing venues and rules.
Jus Mundi
Jus Mundi 2023 Arbitration Statistics Report
This Jus Mundi report offers a comparative analysis of the world’s leading arbitral institutions, the SCC included, tracking key trends across caseloads, international reach, tribunal appointments, procedural efficiency, and financial stakes.
Key Insights Include:
– Caseload Trends: Year-over-year changes in filing volumes across institutions
– Geographic Analysis: Party nationalities, preferred arbitral seats, and governing law selections
– Diversity Progress: Gender and regional representation in arbitrator appointments
– Efficiency Metrics: Average case durations, expedited procedure utilization, and emergency arbitrator deployments
– Financial Landscape: Median dispute values, high-stakes claims, and cost comparisons
– Public Sector Involvement: Patterns in state and state-owned enterprise participation
– Institutional Innovations: Rule revisions, policy initiatives, and transparency enhancements
– Institutional Perspectives – Direct insights from leading arbitration institutions, the SCC included.
Relieve the Swedish courts – move commercial disputes to arbitration
As processing times in Swedish courts continue to rise, SCC Secretary General Caroline Falconer shares in the Swedish newspaper Advokaten why SCC arbitration offers a timely and effective alternative for resolving commercial disputes. In her guest column, Falconer highlights how arbitration at the SCC can ease the burden on the courts while providing businesses with a flexible, cost-efficient, and confidential process – often delivering quicker outcomes than traditional litigation.
Read the key takeaways from her column and discover how parties can transfer ongoing disputes to SCC arbitration.
Kluwer Arbitration Blog
Kluwer Arbitration Blog interview with Caroline Falconer 2025
This interview offers a comprehensive overview of the SCC’s modern initiatives, including our focus on efficiency, diversity, and innovation in international arbitration. From the launch of the SCC Express and the AI Guide to upcoming rule revisions and enhanced digital tools, it highlights how the SCC remains at the forefront of arbitration trends.
Interview between Maria Fanou and Caroline Falconer, 2025
Dagens Juridik
Resolve procurement disputes faster through arbitration
Article from the Swedish newspaper Dagens Juridik (Today’s Law), which conducted an interview with Madeleine Thlörn, Deputy Secretary General at SCC. The article explores the findings from a recent report published by the SCC.
Please note that the article is in Swedish.
ICCA
ICCA International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration, 2024
An introduction to arbitration in Sweden, SCC Arbitration Institute, and the Swedish Arbitration Act. Published by Kluwer Law International.
By Caroline Falconer, 2024
Kluwer Arbitration Blog
Kluwer Arbitration Blog post on SCC event on security for costs in international arbitration
This Kluwer Arbitration blog post gives insights into the SCC Breakfast discussion, 7 November 2024, on security for costs in international arbitration.
With Anna Joubin-Bret, Secretary of UNCITRAL, Faris Nasrallah, Head of Arbitration at Crescent Petroleum; Monique Sasson, Partner DeliSasson and arbitrator ARBITRA, Jake Lowther, SCC Specialist Counsel, and Crina Baltag, Stockholm University and SCC board member.
By Raoul J. Sievers, 2024
Insights from the first SCC Express Dispute Assesment
A short intorduction to the SCC Express Rules and the first SCC Express case. With SCC Express, disputes are resolved in 3 weeks and for a fixed fee. Perfect when the parties want to focus on the continued business relationship.
By Jan K. Schaefer et al, 2023
ICCA
ICCA International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration, Swedish chapter
A short introduction to arbitration in Sweden, SCC Arbitration Institute and the Swedish Arbitration Act.
By Kristin Campbell Wilson, 2020
The SCC Platform
Article in Arbitration.ru, a journal by the Russian Arbitration Association, on the launch of the SCC Platform.
By Lise Alm, 2019
Introduction to Investor-State Arbitration at the SCC
A short introduction to investor-state arbitration at the SCC Arbitration Institute.
The chapter is part of International Comparative Legal Guides, Investor-State Arbitration 2020.
This chapter has been reproduced with permission from ICLG.
By James Hope, 2020
The Emergence of an International Arbitral Institution for the 21st century
The importance of international arbitral institutions through the lens of developments in Sweden.
Essay in Liber Amicorum in honour of SCC Chairman Prof. Dr. Kaj Hobér.
By Ulf Franke and Annette Magnusson, 2019
Review of Taylor St John’s The Rise of Investor-State Arbitration: Politics, Law, and Unintended Consequences
This review is part of issue 4, volume 20 of The Journal of World Investment & Trade.
By Annette Magnusson, 2019
Liber Amicorum in honour of Prof. A.S. Komarov
Including the article: East Meets West in Stockholm. Av Annette Magnusson, SCC Secretary General och Natalia Petrik, SCC Legal Counsel
The fundamentals of arbitration will not change, but the tools will
ARBITRATION.RU in interview with Annette Magnusson, Secretary General of the SCC.
In February 2019
Investor-State Arbitration before the SCC, 2019
Introduction to Investor-State Arbitration before the SCC Arbitration Institute.
This chapter has been reproduced with permission from ICLG.
By James Hope, a member of the SCC Board, 2019.
International Arbitration in Stockholm: Modern, Efficient ADR with Century-Old Roots
International Arbitration in Stockholm: Modern, Efficient ADR with Century-Old Roots
New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Fall 2018 | VOL. 11 | NO. 2.
By Anja Havedal Ipp, SCC Legal Counsel, 2018.
Expedited Arbitration at the SCC: One Year with the 2017 Rules
Article on the Kluwer Arbitration Blog | April 2, 2017.
By Anja Havedal Ipp, SCC Legal Counsel, 2017.
Bridging the Climate Change Policy Gap: The Role of International Law and Arbitration
A joint conference between the SCC, IBA, ICC, and PCA in Stockholm on 21 November 2016.
We explored whether international law could bridge the “policy gap” between the objectives and the outcomes of the international climate change agreements, and whether international arbitration could serve as an enforcement mechanism in the climate change context. Nearly one hundred participants attended the conference, and the list of speakers included climate scientists, economists, policy specialists, investors, and lawyers from around the world.
At the conference, SCC secretary general Annette Magnusson introduced the Stockholm Treaty Lab – an innovation prize that aims to bring about a new model treaty for the promotion of green investments. Through this competition, the SCC and its partners jointly seek to address the policy gap between the objectives of the international climate change agreements and the outcomes they envision. Annette: “If we want to make sure that every child in this world can do their homework by an electric light, without raising temperature of the entire planet, what investments are needed and how do we make them happen?”
Award set aside due to arbitrator's conflict of interest
The SCC submitted a statement in these proceedings administrered at the Swedish Supreme Court of Justice.
Martin Wallin has commented on the judgment.
Sweden and Swedish law in international arbitration
An initiative by Young Arbitrators Sweden, 2012
Only in Swedish
Highlights of the revised Stockholm arbitration rules, China Business Law Journal
Highlights of the revised Stockholm arbitration rules.
China Business Law Journal, Volume 8 | Issue 5.
By Anja Havedal Ipp, SCC Legal Counsel, 2017.
DG Trade Concept Paper Investment in TTIP and Beyond – The Path for Reform
Observations by the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC).
Mål om klander av skiljedom i hovrätterna
Undersökningen, som genomförts av f.d. justitierådet Johan Munck och rådmannen Helga Hullmann, omfattar alla klandermål som har anhängiggjorts under perioden 1 januari, 2004 – 31 maj, 2014 i samtliga hovrätter.
Mauritius Convention and UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in SCC cases
This brief note describes the application of the Mauritius Convention and the UNCITRAL Rules onTransparency in cases governed by the Arbitration Rules of the SCC Arbitration Institute (SCC Rules).
Arbitrability: Problematic Issues of the Legal Term
This Thesis is devoted to terminological analysis of the term “arbitrability” which constitutes an important part of specialized legal discourse focusing on arbitration law.
Appointment of arbitrators under the SCC Rules
By Celeste E. Salinas Quero. How are appointments made in practice? What are the criteria considered by the SCC Board when making appointments? Learn about the appointment procedure under the SCC Rules.
Institutional Arbitration – SCC Rules (Chapter XII)
By Marie Öhrström. “Institutional Arbitration” (Schütze (ed.)) includes an article-by-article commentary of rules of arbitration of 14 arbitration institutions, including the SCC.
The SCC Experience of Gas Disputes: Perspectives from a Leading Arbitration Centre
By Annette Magnusson, SCC Secretary General Presented at the Second Annual Forum on Commercial & Legal Strategies for Successfully Negotiating Long Term Gas Supply Contracts on 13 June 2012
Waiving the Right to Arbitrate
By Bengt Åke Johnsson, Ola Nilsso. The article examines the approach of Swedish, English, French, German and Swiss law in determining when a party waives its right to arbitration by initiating court proceedings and offers a comparative analysis of the scope that waiver.
International Dispute Resolution – a Modern Success Story of Legal Integration
By Annette Magnusson, SCC Secretary General. Presented at the Second Annual Forum on Commercial & Legal Strategies for Successfully Negotiating Long Term Gas Supply Contracts on 13 June 2012
The standard of Independence and Impartiality for arbitrators in International Arbitration
By Helena Jung (Master’s thesis Faculty of Law, Uppsala University, Sweden with internship at the SCC spring 2008).
Arbitrators’ excess of mandate and procedural irregularities – A study based on challenged awards between 1999 and 2009
A examination of ten years of Swedish court practice shows that 10% of the challenge procedures resulted in the award being wholly or partially set aside.
Rise of arbitration in the financial sector: breaking with tradition (2015)
By Legal Counselor at Swedbank Silvia Devulder. Article on arbitration in the financial sector.
Choice of Arbitration Venue in Light of Sanctions against Russia
By Irina Moutaye och Elena Billebro. Article aims to examine some questions on the choice of traditional European arbitration venues (London, Paris, Stockholm, and Geneva) in light of the sanctions.