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REGIONAL: COVID-19 and Remote Arbitration: How are Major Arbitral Institutes Adapting to the New Normal?

As the famous maxim goes, justice delayed is justice denied. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, twelve arbitral institutions came together on 16 April 2020 to publish a joint statement on supporting "international arbitration's ability to contribute to stability and foreseeability in a highly unstable environment, including by ensuring that pending cases may continue and that parties may have their cases heard without undue delay."

Here, we take a look at some issues with remote arbitration, and what steps the following six major arbitral institutions ("Arbitral Institutions") are taking to manage cases during the COVID-19 pandemic:

1. Singapore International Arbitration Centre ("SIAC");
2. Indonesia National Board of Arbitration (Badan Arbitrase Nasional Indonesia ("BANI"));
3. China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC");
4. Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre ("HKIAC");
5. International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration ("ICC Court"); and
6. London Court of International Arbitration ("LCIA").