The International Bar Association's task force on counsel ethics in international arbitration has circulated a survey seeking views on the impact of ethical constraints on arbitral proceedings, including information on specific cases. In 2008, the IBA's Arbitration Committee formed the task force to investigate the different ethical and cultural norms, standards and disciplinary rules that apply to counsel in international arbitrations. The task force aims to identify whether those different standards, and a lack of international guidelines, have undermined the fundamental protections of fairness and equality of treatment and the integrity of international arbitration proceedings. Since its formation, the task force has held a number of meetings to glean initial views on these questions but it now seeks a broader perspective on:

In addition, the IBA wishes to seek views as to which counsel ethics issues could benefit from further guidance by the IBA.

Source: International Bar Association.