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Keynote Address, Rio -
Time for a Code of Ethics?

Is there “a current, compelling need for the development of a Code of Ethics in International Arbitration and for the adaptation of tribunals and institutions to the adoption of such a Code”? Speaking in a Keynote Address at the ICCA Conference on 26 May 2010, Doak Bishop addressed the topic of "Ethics in International Arbitration", arguing that existing codes of conduct for lawyers are simply not up to the task. Also on behalf of co-author Margrete Stevens, he presented their draft “Code of Ethics for Lawyers Practicing Before International Arbitral Tribunals” as a starting point to develop a uniform Code of Ethics that could enjoy widespread support.

 A paper by Doak Bishop and Margrete Stevens based on the Keynote Address will be published by Wolters Kluwer in ICCA Congress Series no. 15 (forthcoming).

The NY Convention at 50 -
Showing its age or fit as a fiddle?

The Plenary Session of the ICCA Conference on 10 June 2008, entitled “The New York Convention at 50,” marked the occasion for international arbitration experts to gather and discuss the New York Convention 1958, past and future, its successes and its potential shortcomings. 

The papers presented during this discussion, headlined by Professor van den Berg and chaired by Donald Francis Donovan, complemented by inspired discussion of the topic by Rory Brady S.C., Teresa Cheng S.C., Professor Gaillard, Carolyn Lamm and Peter Turner, are available from Wolters Kluwer as ICCA Congress Series no.14, entitled “50 Years of the New York Convention”.