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01 mar 2023

Statistics 2022: For the first time ever, the SCC appoints a majority of female arbitrators

2022 was yet another turbulent year for the world. Just as normalcy was beginning to emerge after the Covid-19 pandemic, the year was abruptly impacted by the war in Ukraine. That, and the challenging economic situation that followed, is reflected in the SCC Arbitration Institute’s statistics for 2022.  

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.

30 nov 2022

Survey shows: most important features of an arbitration institute

As part of our efforts to develop our business and in making sure that our services and offering stay relevant to the international business community, the SCC Arbitration Institute earlier this year commissioned a market research survey, conducted by the research company IPSOS. In this survey, we asked arbitrators, legal practitioners, and company lawyers what they think is most important in the delivery of our services. We also investigated the attitude to alternative dispute resolution services among company lawyers in the Nordic region.  

07 jul 2022

SCC survey shows positive approach to digitalized working methods

According to a new SCC survey, 77% of inhouse-lawyers at Nordic companies considers the choice of dispute resolution method a strategic decision at management level. The survey also indicates that the international arbitration community is ready to go more digital.

10 mar 2022

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.

20 dec 2021

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.