From the Editors - Arbitration Committee bulletin September 2024

Amr Omran
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, UAE
amr.omran@freshfields.com

Zelda Hunter
White & Case SA, Geneva
zhunter@whitecase.com

Rafal Morek
CMS, Warsaw
rafal.morek@cms-cmno.com

Dear friends and colleagues,

We are excited to present this special edition of the IBA Arbitration Committee’s newsletter, marking the 25th anniversary of the IBA Arbitration Day. 

In light of that special occasion, this edition contains ten articles from Co-Chairs of past IBA Arbitration Days and offers their reflections on the evolution of international arbitration through the lens of the events that they chaired. The articles traverse the dynamism of our field and the continued relevance of the discussions that have taken place during IBA Arbitration Days. We have also included a link to a short video featuring twelve of the former chairs and co-chairs that was shared with the arbitral community at the 25th Annual IBA Arbitration Day in Singapore.

We are grateful to all contributors and the members of the Editorial Board for their efforts and the IBA production team for their invaluable support in bringing this edition to life.

The next edition of the Committee newsletter will once again draw upon the collective wisdom of the Committee’s members. We therefore encourage all of you who are interested in contributing to future editions of the newsletter to contact us.

We hope you enjoy this special edition and we look forward to seeing you all at the upcoming IBA Annual Conference in Mexico City and, thereafter, at the 26th Annual IBA Arbitration Day in London on 3-4 April 2025.