Built by CNI, a strategic partner for ICC in Brazil, the ICC/CNI International Arbitration Hearing Center will facilitate the conduct of dispute resolution proceedings involving parties from Brazil and the wider Latin America region.
The Hearing Center was officially inaugurated on the occasion of the 7th ICC Brazilian Arbitration Day by ICC Court President Alexis Mourre, Chair of ICC Brazil Daniel Feffer and CNI President Robson Andrade.
According to recently released ICC Arbitration statistics from the International Court of Arbitration, Brazil ranked seventh (of 140 countries) in global listing of new cases filed with the ICC Court in 2017. Nine cases are currently being managed by the ICC Court’s newly established case management team in Sao Paulo.
CNI President, Robson Braga de Andrade, said that the Centre would strengthen ties between Brazilian industry and ICC, and illustrated CNI’s commitment to improving the business environment of the country.
The inauguration of the Hearing Centre and ICC Brazil Arbitration Day took place as part of a number of ICC activities taking place in Sao Paulo this week. Now in its seventh year, Brazil Arbitration Day brought together close to 300 hundred practitioners to discuss issues and recent developments related to the current international arbitration landscape.
On 14 March, ICC held a training explaining the roles and tasks of a tribunal secretary and the benefits they can bring to proceedings. The week concludes on 16 March with a special training for State Entities.