IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024

15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024

CASA DEL DIEZMO 1 & 2, LEVEL S

Session information

Ms Arbitrator, we need an urgent decision!

Friday 20 September (0930 - 1045)

CASA DEL DIEZMO 1 & 2, LEVEL S

Committee(s)

Arbitration Committee (Lead)
Litigation Committee

Description

The length of time to award, even in relatively simple commercial cases, continues to be a challenge for the arbitration community.  Emergency arbitrator provisions, expedited procedures and summary dismissal mechanisms have certainly had an impact.  Meanwhile, UNCITRAL Working Group II is looking at highly expedited arbitration procedures.  Where should the focus be as we continue to work to reduce the time and costs of arbitration?  What role for technology?  What can parties and institutions do when a decision is taking too long? Is urgency efficiently handled by arbitration institutions and tribunals, or does court litigation remain a suitable alternative for interim measures and injunctions?

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Andre Abbud BMA Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Vice Chair, Arbitration Committee
Professor Patricia Saiz ESADE Law School, Barcelona, Spain; Vice Chair, Arbitration Committee

Speakers

Shreya Jain Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Stefano Modenesi DLA Piper, Milan, Italy
Edgardo Muñoz Universidad Panamericana / Independent Arbitrator, Guadalajara, Mexico
Dharshini Prasad Willkie Farr & Gallagher, London, England