Годовой отчет за 2019 год Лондонского международного третейского суда (LCIA) опубликован в период кризиса, связанного с эпидемией COVID-19. LCIA демонстрирует постоянную приверженность прозрачности. У LCIA был рекордный год: 406 дел передано в LCIA, включая 346 арбитражей в соответствии с правилами LCIA. В 2019 году продолжался рост числа арбитражей в банковском и финансовом секторах, что укрепляет позиции LCIA как ведущего поставщика услуг по разрешению финансовых споров.
This annual report comes at an unprecedented time in the long history of the LCIA. COVID-19 has affected our lives and working practices in ways few could anticipate. Many around us are struggling and facing profound difficulties. At the LCIA, we feel privileged to be part of a supportive and stable organisation and working environment, and we aim to continue to provide users with the highest quality arbitration services. As an organisation, and as a wider arbitration community, we have already demonstrated our resilience and capabilities in recalibrating and adjusting to this rapidly changing world and we feel confident we can continue to do so.
Key points of interest from the report include:
- The LCIA had an outstanding year in 2019, with a record number of 406 cases referred to the LCIA, including 346 arbitrations pursuant to the LCIA Rules, the highest number ever received. In the first quarter of 2020, the LCIA has seen a spike in new cases, and in the medium-term the COVID-19 crisis will undoubtedly lead to additional cases.
- 2019 saw a continued and significant growth in the number of LCIA arbitrations in the banking and finance sector, cementing the LCIA’s position as the leading dispute resolution service provider for financial disputes.
- The LCIA Court continues to be a leader in gender diversity, with 2019 seeing a further increase in the overall number of female arbitrator appointments in LCIA arbitrations resulting in an increase from 23% in 2018 to 29% in 2019. While the number of female candidates selected by parties and co-arbitrators has increased, the LCIA remains the main driver for gender diversity, with 48% of all arbitrators selected by the LCIA being female arbitrators.
- Increased diversity is also demonstrated by the rise in the number of appointments by the Court of non-British arbitrators.
- 60% of all arbitrators appointed in LCIA arbitrations in 2019 were only appointed once during the same calendar year. 23% of arbitrators were appointed twice, and 8% of arbitrators three times. The small number of more frequent appointments is largely due to appointments in related cases.
- 19% of arbitrators appointed in 2019 in LCIA arbitrations were first-time appointees and the average number of appointments per arbitrator was one, regardless of gender.
We do hope you find the report informative and a useful resource, and one which demonstrates the LCIA’s ongoing commitment to transparency.
Источник: https://www.lcia.org/News/annual-casework-report-2019-the-lcia-records-its-highest-numbe.aspx