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21 okt 2024
Protracted disputes threaten public procurement contracts – SEK 900 billion at stake every year
The total value of public procurement in Sweden is approximately SEK 900 billion per year. When public procurement disputes arise, large sums of money are at stake. A new report from the SCC Arbitration Institute shows that these disputes can be resolved on average almost a year faster through arbitration than in court. Improving time efficiency is crucial to ensure that critical public investments are not delayed.
25 jun 2024
Book Launch: Elevating Arbitration Practices in Sweden
A landmark publication in Swedish, "Högkvalitativa skiljeförfaranden i Sverige" (in English: High-Quality Arbitration in Sweden), has been released, marking a significant milestone for Swedish commercial arbitration. Spearheaded by Kristoffer Löf, President of the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA), this book aims to document and share the successful practices that have positioned Sweden as a leading arbitration hub.
30 apr 2024
New SCC Practice Note on Security for Costs
In 2017, the SCC added user-friendly provisions to the SCC Rules, including on security for costs. After the SCC Rules were revised in January 2023, SCC Legal Counsel Jake Lowther and former Intern Gaurav Majumdar reviewed and summarised the decisions on security for costs in closed proceedings from 2017 to 2022.
10 jan 2024
SCC Practice Note: Mediation Proceedings 2017–2022
SCC intern Yi Ting Sam has written a practice note regarding mediation at the SCC. The practice note discusses developments in this area from 2017 to 2022, and analyses the revisions made to the SCC Mediation Rules which entered into force on 1 January 2023.
07 dec 2023
New SCC Practice Note: Summary Procedure Decisions
In 2017, the SCC Arbitration Institute took a leap forward by introducing the summary procedure into its arbitration rules. In a new Practice Note, SCC Intern Yi Ting Sam and Legal Counsel Jake Lowther have analysed the summary procedure decisions in SCC cases from 2017 to 2022.
26 okt 2023
Insights Shed Light on Construction Dispute Resolution
In a roundtable discussion, key stakeholders met to discuss the trends in the resolutions of construction disputes. We extend our sincere gratitude to all participants for their invaluable contributions to this enlightening and informative discourse.
02 okt 2023
SCC 2023 Analytics: “Ad hoc vs. Institutional Arbitration in Construction Disputes”
It is more expensive and time-consuming to resolve construction disputes in ad hoc arbitration than at the SCC Arbitration Institute. This is demonstrated in a new report by SCC Deputy Secretary General Natalia Petrik and Hammarskiöld Associate Adam Runestam. The report compares 35 ad hoc arbitrations with 25 arbitrations under the SCC Rules.
03 apr 2023
SCC Practice Note: Prima Facie Jurisdiction between 2013–2023
The SCC Arbitration Institute publishes a new practice note focusing on the decisions on prima facie jurisdiction issued by the SCC between 2013 and 2023. In the practice note, the SCC’s stance in relation to its prima facie jurisdiction is discussed, and the cases where the SCC found it manifestly lacked jurisdiction are presented. The practice note is written by Adam Runestam, intern at the SCC during January to March 2023 and associate at Hammarskiöld.
03 feb 2023
Record number of green technology disputes at the SCC 2019-2022
In connection with SCC Digital Week 2022 last year, the SCC published a report by SCC Legal Counsel Christoffer Coello Hedberg concerning green technology disputes registered with the SCC between 1 January 2019 - 1 October 2022. Here are the key findings.
11 dec 2020
New practice note to emergency arbitrator applications
A recently published Practice Note by SCC legal counsel Evelina Wahlström examines two years’ of SCC Emergency Arbitrator applications. In the report, EA procedures in the commercial cases from this period are described in detail.