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.
In this SCC Spotlight Talk, we meet with Amund Bjøranger Tørum, a leading arbitration expert from Norway. Known for his extensive work in ad hoc arbitration and his expertise in handling complex disputes within Norway’s oil and gas sector, Amund shares his insights on how Norwegian arbitration stands apart from its Nordic neighbours, the role of institutional arbitration, and key considerations for drafting effective dispute resolution clauses. Read on for his perspectives on the evolving landscape of arbitration in Norway.
Caroline Falconer, SCC Secretary General, has published a chapter on Sweden in the ICCA International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration, providing an overview of Swedish arbitral law and practices.
Stockholm, 20 September 2024 – The SCC Arbitration Institute has updated its policy; requiring the disclosure of third parties with a significant interest in the outcome of disputes. This policy,
The editorial committee of Stockholm Arbitration Yearbook invites scholars and practitioners to contribute to the 2025 edition of the yearbook. Abstracts are due on 20 December 2024.
After high publicity cases where companies have been awarded billions of dollars in damages from developing countries, Investor State Dispute Settlements, ISDS, in recent years has met critique. But
In a landmark decision, Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice confirmed that non-governmental organizations of public interest in Romania may administer institutional arbitration only if
The Arbitration and Mediation Center of Armenia (AMCA) and SCC Arbitration Institute have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance their collaboration in the field of alternative dispute
Negotiation is an important part of life, not only for arbitrators and company lawyers, but for anyone involved in settling issues such as when it is time to go to bed and whose turn it is to do the
The SCC Arbitration Institute (SCC) has introduced a new policy concerning the Board’s decisions on the seat of arbitration in investment cases concerning parties from member states of the European
In this SCC Spotlight Talk, we meet with Beata Gessel-Kalinowska Vel Kalisz, the Founding and Senior Partner of GESSEL Attorneys at Law and a member of the SCC Arbitrators' Council. Also known as "
The SCC has released an update of its report on the costs of arbitration and apportionment of costs under the SCC Rules from 2016.The 2024 Report provides fresh data from 221 qualifying arbitral