…for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Convention and Additional Facility Rules since 1966, only three appointments of ad hoc committee members (and no appointments of arbitrators or conciliators) have been…

…relevant to disputes concerning contract formation, as distinct from disputes concerning contract validity. In the case of the former, (i) usual contract formation rules must be satisfied because if there…

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in IP cross-border disputes, including in non-traditional sectors. The Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (“KCAB”), which is the sole arbitral institution in…

…by counsel and arbitral institutions to make their services, rules, and procedures more effective and more responsive to users’ needs. Arbitral institutions could take account of the fact that the…