Ms Claudia Salomon, President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, delivered a speech at Berkeley Law on 9 April 2026, titled “An Empty Seat at the Table: International Arbitration with Non-Participating Parties.” She noted that: Among “final awards issued under the ICC rules between 2020 and 2025, …nearly 1 in 6 cases involved non-participating parties – that’s almost 17%” “Among expedited arbitration cases – those primarily involve lower value disputes –that is, l