Abstract

Launch of the ICC 2021 Rules of Arbitration

Vladi Hennessee; Stella Leptourgou

English

The global launch event for the revised Rules of Arbitration, which gathered over 1,600 online participants from 100+ jurisdictions, was an opportunity to introduce and discuss the changes in the new Rules in force as of 1 January 2021. Following opening remarks by Alexis Mourre (President, ICC Court, practitioners Stephanie Cohen (Independent Arbitrator, New York; Chair, Working Group on Information Technology in International Arbitration, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR), Valeria Galindez (Partner, Galindez Arbitragem, Sao Paolo), Sara Koleilat-Aranjo (Partner, Al Tamimi & Co., Dubai) and Smitha Menon (Partner, WongPartnership, Singapore) addressed the background, the impact and some illustrations of the 2021 amendments. Alexander G. Fessas, Ana Serra e Mourra and Živa Filipič (respectively Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General and Managing Counsel of the ICC Court) moderated the discussions.