UNCITRAL arbitration rules: transparency put on hold | Practical Law
As we have previously reported (see Legal updates, Proposed revisions to UNCITRAL rules for state arbitrations, Report on latest discussions of proposed amendments to UNCITRAL rules), the increasing use of the UNCITRAL rules in investor-state arbitrations has led to calls for provision for increased transparency. Over the last year, the UNCITRAL arbitration working group has considered proposed revisions of the rules, including, for example, public notice of arbitral proceedings, public access to documents and awards, open hearings and amicus curiae briefs. These discussions have proceeded in parallel with a more general overhaul of the rules.