ICC INTERNATIONAL COURT OF
ARBITRATION ®
The ICC International Court of Arbitration® (“ICC Court”) is the world’s leading arbitral institution. Since 1923, the ICC Court has been helping to resolve difficulties in international commercial and business disputes to support trade and investment.
The ICC Court performs an essential role by providing individuals, businesses and governments alike with a variety of customisable services for every stage of their dispute.
Although the ICC Court is called a court in name, it does not make formal judgments on disputed matters. Instead, the ICC Court exercises judicial supervision of arbitration proceedings. Our responsibilities include:
- confirming, appointing and replacing arbitrators, as well as deciding on any challenges made against them
- monitoring the arbitral process to make certain that it is performed properly and with the required speed and efficiency necessary
- scrutinising and approving all arbitral awards to reinforce quality and enforceability
- setting, managing and — if necessary — adjusting fees and advances
- overseeing emergency proceedings before the start of the arbitration
The purpose is to ensure proper application of the 2021 ICC Arbitration Rules, as well as assist parties and arbitrators in overcoming procedural obstacles. These efforts are supported by the Court’s Secretariat, which is made up of more than 100 lawyers and support personnel, operating through our offices in Paris, New York, Sao Paolo, Singapore, Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong.
ICC Court can administer cases in any language and communicate in all major languages, including English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, German and Italian.
ICC Court continuously seek to improve efficiency, control time and costs and aid enforcement by introducing innovative new arbitration tools and procedures. This ongoing focus makes certain that the ICC Court is always in touch with the concerns and interests of trading partners throughout the world.
The President of the ICC Court is Ms. Claudia Salomon, who made history in 2021 as the first woman President of the ICC Court, was re-elected following an impactful first term.
Mr. Sanjeev Kapoor, Partner, Khaitan & Co, New Delhi is one of the 19 Vice Presidents of ICC Court. The India representatives on the ICC Court are Mr Amar Gupta, Court Member, Partner, JSA, New Delhi and Ms. Payel Chatterjee, Alternate Court Member, Partner, Trilegal, Mumbai.
For more details, please contact Ms Shania Elias, Deputy Director, Arbitration & ADR, ICC India at shania.elias-ext@iccwbo.org.