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The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute

The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute is part of, but independent from, the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. The SCC was established in 1917 and is considered one of Europe’s leading arbitral institutions. For more information on the background to and structure of the institution, see Practice

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Arbitration weekly highlights—4 December 2025

This week's edition of Arbitration weekly highlights includes coverage of arbitration-related decisions from England and Wales, France and Russia, updates from CIAM-CIAR and the PCA, and the Bar Council’s updated guidance on the use of AI tools. All this, and more, in our weekly highlights.

SVAMC announces 2025 Board Leadership and New Director Appointments

The Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (SVAMC) has announced its leadership and board appointments for 2025. The Board has reappointed Les Schiefelbein as Chair and Chris Compton as Vice Chair, both of whom will continue in their roles through 2027. SVAMC also welcomed two newly elected Directors: Professor Victoria Shannon Sahani and Steve Bauer. In addition, ten current Directors were re-elected for the 2025–2027 term. SVAMC noted the departure of three Directors at the conclusion of their terms and further confirmed its Executive Officers for the 2025–2026 term: Jonathan W. Fitch as Chief Executive Officer, Ucheora Onwuamaegbu as President, Dorothee Schramm as Vice President, Steve Bauer as Treasurer, and Cynthia Cwik as Secretary.

The Bar Council publishes updated guidance on use of generative AI systems

The Bar Council has published its updated guidance on the use of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence (AI) large language model systems (LLMs) following recent High Court case law and various technological developments. It concludes that barristers should understand these systems and, where appropriate, use them responsibly to ensure accuracy and compliance with laws, rules and professional codes of conduct. The guidance highlights key risks, including anthropomorphism, hallucinations, information disorder, bias in data training, mistakes and confidential data training. The Council notes that the guidance does not constitute ‘guidance’ for the purposes of the BSB Handbook I6.4.

London court rejects application to halt Unicredit’s Russian arbitration

Law360, London: A London court has rejected an attempt by a fashion retail outlet owner to block UniCredit from continuing arbitration proceedings in Russia aimed at taking some of its roughly €42m property portfolio.

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