The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has announced the appointment of eight new court members to replace five members retiring at the end of their terms. The appointments were formalised on 9 May 2008, following extensive consultation led by a court committee and chaired by the vice president of the LCIA court. The new members are a diverse set of eminent international figures: Jernej Sekolec, Secretary General of UNCITRAL; Makhdoom Ali Khan, partner, O'Melveny & Myers, Hong Kong and Beijing; Guido Santiago Tawi, partner, M&M Bomchil, Buenos Aires; Zia Moody, partner, AZB Partners, Mumbai; Karim Hafez, principal, HAFEZ, Cairo; Kaj Hobér, partner, Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå, Stockholm and Boris Karabelnikov, professor at law, Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences.

Peter Leaver QC of One Essex Court became a member of the court in January 2008 on taking over the chairmanship of the LCIA Board of Directors.

It has also been announced that the LCIA has opted to renew the appointment of Wang Sheng Chang, former Vice President and Secretary General of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission. His term has been extended as the LCIA decided that his previous detainment by the Chinese authorities prevented him from serving.