An internationally constituted committee of the CIArb has just published its "Guideline on the Interviewing of Prospective Arbitrators" following a wide international consultation.

Hew E Dundas, President of the CIArb, comments:

The Guideline forms part of a set of Guidelines dealing with issues such as multi-party cases, jurisdictional issues and security for costs. The Guidelines are international in scope and cover a selected number of jurisdictions, both common and civil law and including Model Law jurisdictions. They are intended to be extremely practical and identify key areas where there may be a difference in approach between arbitrators in different jurisdictions.

For further information see Practice note, selection of party-nominated arbitrators.

Source: CIArb website