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ArbitralWomen Announces New Leadership for 2018-2020 Term
ArbitralWomen is pleased to announce the results of the elections of its incoming Board of Directors for the 2018-2020 Term, which includes nine new members. The incoming Board of Directors selected Dana MacGrath, counsel in...
31 July, 2018
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Gender Equality Achieved on the ICC Court – Another Year of Progress
Unrivalled change! A huge progress achieved on the ICC International Court of Arbitration. For the Court’s 2018-2021 term, the ICC World Council nominated on 21 June 2018 Court members with full gender parity and unparalleled...
25 June, 2018
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City Bar Releases Guide to Arbitrator Appointment Procedures
New York, April 23, 2018 – The New York City Bar Association’s Arbitration Committee has released a report describing arbitrator appointment procedures of various arbitral institutions in commercial arbitrations. The Report “Arbitrator Appointment Procedures of...
24 April, 2018
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WOMEN IN DISPUTES A History of European Women in Mediation and Arbitration
Susanna Hoe and Derek Roebuck Finally, a book on the history of women in Malta has been written, and it is much more than a compendium of famous names. Theresa Vella Treasures of Malta ‘The...
16 March, 2018
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CPR Announced Winners of 2018 Diversity Award
Mirèze Philippe (above left), co-founder of ArbitralWomen with Louise Barrington, and Special Counsel at the Secretariat of the International Court of Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris, France, has been named together with Lucy Greenwood (above right),...
19 February, 2018
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A Breath of Fresh Air with New Management for ArbitralWomen
The Board of Directors of ArbitralWomen, the international non-governmental organisation for the promotion of women in dispute resolution, met on 1 December 2017 in the wake of former President Rashda Rana’s resignation. Effective immediately, the...
6 December, 2017
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ArbitralWomen Corporate Membership – Commitment Diversity in Dispute Resolution
ArbitralWomen launched an initiative in November 2015 aimed at offering corporate membership to be provided to all female lawyers in the dispute resolution groups. Initially offered only to law firms listed in the Global Arbitration...
14 November, 2017
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Changing the Picture of International Justice, GQUAL Conference at The Hague, 3-5 October 2017
Two years ago, GQUAL started as a global campaign for gender parity in international tribunals and monitoring bodies. The campaign was crafted as a response to the critical under-representation of women within these entities. GQUAL was launched on 17...
5 November, 2017
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ArbitralWomen Members nominated to the ICC Court
ArbitralWomen is delighted to count many members among the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC ). The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) announced on 7...
31 July, 2017
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New Enhancements Focus on a Closer Look at Trends in Arbitration and Mediation
Thanks to continued feedback from institutional partners and end users, our software team has been working diligently to develop some exciting new features. In the coming months you will see a focus on end user engagement and...
11 April, 2017
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DRD Wins GAR Global Award for Innovation
30 March 2017 – Dispute Resolution Data (DRD), an online data subscription service providing the first ever access to closed international arbitration and mediation process information, has been awarded the Global Arbitration Review (GAR) award...
11 April, 2017
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Global Pound Conference Series – Findings From 2016
ArbitralWomen has been partnering with the Global Pound Conference Series (the “GPC Series”) since June 2016. The GPC Series 2016-2017 was initiated by the International Mediation Institute (“IMI”). It is an unprecedented, ambitious, innovative and...
11 April, 2017
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Changes Afoot, But Work Remains For Diversity In Arbitration
Law360, New York (April 5, 2017, 3:47 PM EDT) – Gender diversity took center stage nearly a year ago when stakeholders in international arbitration signed a pledge to increase the number of female appointed arbitrators,...
10 April, 2017
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The GESSEL Arbitration Wall
GESSEL Arbitration Wall is an arbitration mobile app, i.e. a computer program designed for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. It is an easily accessible and user-friendly database of documents frequently used in arbitration, such as...
23 January, 2017
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CPR Signs Pledge to Support Equal Representation in Arbitration (Press Release)
New York, NY – Oct. 21, 2016 – Published by CPR Pledge seeks to resolve under-representation of women in international arbitral tribunals The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) announced it has signed...
25 October, 2016
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