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, less than US$ 2...

This special issue features a rare and complete bilingual (Chinese and English) report on the highlights from ICC Institute of World Business Law Training for Tribunal Secretaries during the 2025 ICC APAC Conference on International Arbitration. Key topics include: What  is expected from a tribunal secretary? The  appointment of tribunal secretaries Overview  of the tribunal secretary’s tasks and role in the organisation of the proceedings The  support provided by tribunal secretaries The...

On 29 January 2026, the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR officially released the EPP (Expedited Procedures) Report, Toolkit and Factsheet: The EPP Report - A comprehensive review of how the EPP has been applied in practice since its introduction on 1 March 2017. Procedural features of EPP: Exclusion of Terms of reference List of Issues: the tribunals and parties may wish to consider establishing a list of the issues to be determined either at the outset (for example in connection with...