ACICA is pleased to announce the launch of ACICA Connect, its online case management system for arbitrations and mediations administered by ACICA and AMTAC. All new administered cases filed with ACICA from 1 January 2024 will use ACICA Connect unless the parties agree otherwise. ACICA Connect provides a secure online depository for communications and documents shared between the parties and the arbitral tribunal or the mediator with [...]
Australian Arbitration Week 2023 will be held in Brisbane from 13 October to 18 October 2024, with the ACICA & Ciarb Australia International Arbitration Conference on 14 October 2024. Get the dates in your diaries now!
The Calendar of Events for Australian Arbitration Week 2023 is now available! In its 11th year and with 40 events currently scheduled, AAW is ramping it up with sessions from global thought leaders, practical tips and tricks for practitioners and arbitrators of all levels, and kick on events to showcase Perth as a leading city [...]
Australian Arbitration Week 2023 will be held from 9 October 2023 to 13 October 2023, with the ACICA/CIArb Australia International Arbitration Conference on 9 October 2023. Get the dates in your diaries now! More information may be found on the Australian Arbitration Week website.
The AMTAC Address 2022, given by Matthew Harvey KC, is now available to view online here: https://amtac.org.au/publications-presentations-papers/ Mr Harvey presented his lecture on 12 December 2022 in the Federal Court of Australia, Melbourne, on the topic of Anomaly or Bad Policy: Foreign Arbitration Clauses and the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991 (Cth).
The 15th AMTAC Annual Address was held on 18 November 2021 at the Federal Court of Australia and via livestream. The Honourable Justice Angus Stewart delivered the Address entitled Navigating the Rough Seas of Enforcement. A copy of His Honour's paper is now available to download here: https://amtac.org.au/publications-presentations-papers/
The AMTAC Seminar, Avoiding Obstacles Along the Pathway to Enforcement, held on 19 October 2021 during Australian Arbitration Week 2021 is now available to view here: https://amtac.org.au/publications-presentations-papers/ Chaired by: Gregory Nell SC, Barrister, New Chambers & AMTAC Chair Speakers: Geoff Farnsworth, Partner, Holding Redlich – Energy City v Hub Street – 15-Love, or Advantage Arbitration? [...]
A recording of the AMTAC Annual Address 2020 is now available - view here!
ACICA has developed a Guidance Note for Online Arbitration as a resource for parties conducting arbitration using an online platform. The ACICA Guidance Notice, which takes the form of a checklist of relevant considerations, aims to raise a range of matters that need to be addressed in advance of an online arbitration where numerous parties are [...]
AMTAC has issued some important information for users of its arbitration services. Please click here for details.