Global Arbitration Review – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators seat index launched in London

The Global Arbitration Review (GAR) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) held an event in London this month to mark the launch of the new GAR-CIArb Seat Index – which is now live and ready to access.

The launch, held at Reed Smith in London on 15 November, featured a panel discussion by CIArb’s Doug Jones, Lord Goldsmith QC and Professor Janet Walker of Outer Temple Chambers, who led work on the project, following an introduction by GAR’s publisher David Samuels.

The index aims to provide one-page summaries of the favourableness of individual arbitral seats assessed against a range of standard criteria. In its first version, it covers six frequently used and well-established jurisdictions for arbitration: Hong Kong, London, New York, Paris, Singapore and Switzerland (including Geneva and Zurich).

Professor Janet Walker is a Professional Associate at Outer Temple Chambers. A Canadian arbitrator and academic at York University’s Ogsoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Janet told delegates that the idea for the project could be traced back to CIArb’s launch of the “London principles” in 2015, to mark the body’s centenary. Unveiled at a conference in London, the principles aimed to distil the factors that are essential to an effective, efficient and “safe” seat of international arbitration. Walker said members of the CIArb committee were anxious that the London principles should not be forgotten after the centenary celebrations concluded but should have a “lasting legacy”.

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News 28 Nov, 2018