CEPANI’s New Mediation Rules: Reinforcing Mediation at the Core of ADR
CEPANI is currently preparing a new set of Mediation Rules, drafted by a working group and intended to be submitted shortly for adoption by the Board of Directors and the General Assembly. This is an…
Beyond the Hype: AI Forces Arbitration to Face Its Own Future
At the recent CEPANI lunch debate on 19 March 2026, Prof. Dr. Maud Piers delivered what may be one of the most grounded assessments to date of artificial intelligence in arbitration. Far from the…
Stories from a Mediator: Two moments when mediation taught me to slow down
Mediation is often praised in legal literature for its flexibility, its creativity, and its ability to transform even the most entrenched disputes. But what academic articles rarely mention is that…
Brussels Bar & IBJ Seminar : Artificial Intelligence at the Heart of the Legal Professions – 20 March 2026
On 20 March 2026, the Institute for Company Lawyers (IBJ/IJE) together with the French and Dutch Brussels Bars will host the third edition of their joint seminar, dedicated to a topic that is rapidly…
Kluwer Arbitration - Empowering your arbitration practice with trusted insights and global expertise, enhanced by Expert AI.
Welcome to a new era of legal research with Expert AI on Kluwer Arbitration. Designed with your productivity in mind, Expert AI combines trusted editorial expertise with cutting-edge AI technology to…
b-Arbitra 2025/2
b-Arbitra is the Belgian Review of Arbitration, issued biannually, with publication of judgments, notes and commentaries on arbitration related topics. In the second edition of 2025, readers will…
Managing advances on costs pending jurisdictional objections
As arbitrators, we are occasionally confronted with a procedural standoff that is often mostly strategic. The respondent challenges jurisdiction and, on that basis, refuses to pay its share of the…
The CEPANI statistical survey 2025 is published !
This yearly report provides a statistical overview of CEPANI arbitration proceedings in 2025 and its evolution in comparison with past years.
Managing Expedited Arbitration Beyond the Simple Case: Some Practical Considerations
The expedited arbitration procedure is designed to resolve straightforward, lower-value disputes swiftly. Yet not all expedited cases are straightforward.
Speech by Ms. Ank Santens Shortlisted for GAR Award
CEPANI is pleased to announce that the speech delivered by Ms. Ank Santens on : “The Dual Challenge Facing International Arbitration in a Shifting Global Landscape: Increasingly Vital, yet under…
Report on the CEPANI Colloquium: “Res Judicata in International Arbitration: A Comparative Analysis"
As the Star Wars universe teaches us, “the saga continues”; in arbitration, the doctrine of res judicata exists to ask whether, legally, it should.
