The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute has announced the appointment of its 2025-2026 SCC Arbitrators' Council. The newly formed Council comprises a diverse group of continuing and new members from twelve different countries, including the UK, China, and various European nations. These Council members will serve as SCC ambassadors, tasked with organising events, contributing to publications, and keeping the Institute abreast of significant legal developments in their respective regions. Additionally, they will participate in strategic discussions with the SCC Board at the annual meeting in Stockholm. This appointment underscores the SCC's commitment to expanding its global network and strengthening relationships within the international arbitration community.

The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute has launched a new digital form to initiate arbitration proceedings. This new method will be used instead of email and aims to increase cybersecurity and efficiency.

The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC Arbitration Institute) has published its 2023 statistics with 175 cases filed in 2023 up from 143 cases in 2022. The statistics show that the total amount in disputes exceeded €3bn compared to €1.6bn in 2022. Disputes became more international in 2023, with 55% of the cases being international. Efforts to increase inclusivity and diversity in arbitral tribunals also increased, with 31% of the 250 appointed arbitrators being women.

The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC Arbitration Institute) has published its 2024 statistics, revealing 204 new cases filed. The average disputed amount under the SCC Arbitration Rules exceeded €100m, whilst disputes under the Expedited Rules averaged €672,000. The institution handled cases from 488 parties across 40 countries, with primary sectors including retail and consumer products, financial services and real estate. Notable procedural developments included 12 arbitrator challenges, of which four resulted in resignations.

The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute has published its 2025 annual arbitration statistics alongside its first extended Annual Statistics Report, which expands the traditional case figures into a broader, historically contextualised analysis designed to provide deeper insight into arbitration trends. The extended report differs from prior annual publications by incorporating multi-year data and a wider range of indicators, including dispute types, procedural frameworks, sectors, geographic distribution and efficiency metrics, in response to increased demand from users for more detailed and analytical institutional data. By presenting statistics over longer time horizons, the report enables identification of sustained developments rather than isolated annual fluctuations, enhancing the interpretation of trends such as the growth in expedited arbitration. It is intended as an annual reference resource forming part of the SCC’s broader transparency and engagement efforts, with its analytical value expected to increase as further editions are published and supplemented by dedicated thematic reports.

The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute has published guidance on obtaining urgent interim relief in investment treaty disputes before an arbitral tribunal is constituted. Under the procedure, the SCC seeks to appoint an emergency arbitrator within 24 hours of receiving an application and proof of payment, with a decision due within five days of referral, subject to limited extensions. Standard procedural costs are €20,000, although these may be adjusted in limited circumstances. Relief requires a prima facie basis for jurisdiction and a reasonable possibility of success on the merits, as well as evidence of irreparable harm, urgency and proportionality. The guidance also reviews 15 emergency arbitrator decisions issued during 2014–2025, in which relief was granted in full or in part in eight cases. The review identifies increased state participation, jurisdictional dismissals and significant costs awards against unsuccessful claimants during 2020–2025. The guidance further addresses treaty cooling-off periods, the applicable version of the SCC Rules and the balance between urgency and due process.

The SCC Arbitration Institute (SCC) has published a guide on the use of AI in cases administered under the SCC rules. The guide acknowledges that AI is a transformative field and given its substantial benefits, the guide is aimed at providing an approach on how to maintain adaptability and versatility when it comes to using AI and still contribute to the development of global best practices. The SCC encourages that, when using AI, Arbitral Tribunals should consider factors such as confidentiality, quality, integrity and non-delegation of decision-making mandate.

The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute has published a guide explaining the role of administrative or tribunal secretaries under the SCC Arbitration Rules and SCC Expedited Arbitration Rules. Under the SCC framework, appointment is subject to party approval, transparency about the secretary’s tasks and preservation of the arbitrators’ personal mandate. Administrative secretaries are not members of the arbitral tribunal and may assist with organisational, administrative and procedural work under the tribunal’s direction and supervision, but decision-making authority may not be delegated. The guide also explains appointment, independence and impartiality disclosures and challenges and sets out a traffic-light model for permissible tasks according to the level of party consent required. It reviews case law from several jurisdictions and states that the appointment and use of an administrative secretary does not in itself justify setting aside an arbitral award, with transparency, party consent and preservation of the tribunal’s decision-making role identified as key safeguards.

The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute has published a report examining its role in Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). The report reveals SCC has administered 129 ISDS cases since 1993, with 96 active International Investment Agreements referring to SCC or Stockholm as an arbitration venue. The analysis covers the impact of the CJEU's Achmea decision on intra-EU disputes and highlights SCC's continued role across different legal systems, with 67% of current bilateral investment treaties involving civil law jurisdictions.

The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute has published a report on arbitrator appointments in SCC cases during 2020–24. The report examines 1,107 appointments from 854 registered cases involving 436 arbitrators, highlighting progress in gender diversity, geographical reach and an expansion of the arbitrator pool. The findings indicate that female appointments rose from 20% during 2015–19 to 34%, while SCC appointments achieved gender parity, with 51% being women, compared to 30% in the previous period. Arbitrators were appointed from 36 jurisdictions, with Swedish arbitrators accounting for 50% of all appointments. The median age of arbitrators appointed in SCC cases was 51, while SCC-appointed arbitrators had a lower median age of 47 compared with 55 for party-appointed arbitrators. The report also found that the average gender fee gap in standard arbitrations narrowed from approximately 20% during 2015–19 to approximately 4%, with average fees for women rising from €27,665 to €43,891 and for men from €33,268 to €45,489.

The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute has published a report analysing 170 cases administered by the SCC Arbitration Institute between 2015 and 2025 involving at least one party from Germany, Austria or Switzerland (DACH). The report found that registrations increased in recent years, from an average of 15 cases annually between 2015-2019 to 23 in 2024 and 19 in 2025. Retail and consumer products accounted for 21% of cases over the period, followed by energy at 18%, while technology, automotive and mining and metals increased their share between 2015–2019 and 2020–2025. The aggregate recorded amount in dispute was approximately €10.79 billion, although this was substantially influenced by three high-value cases. Excluding those cases, the remaining 160 disputes totalled approximately €3.06 billion, with an average value of €19.1 million and a median of €2.26 million.  Where recorded, Swedish law governed 52% of cases and Stockholm was the seat in 78%, while cases referred to an arbitral tribunal, mediator or arbitrator took an average of 12.2 months from referral to award.

The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute has published a report on security for costs in closed proceedings from 2017 to 2022. The report analyses security for costs provision under SCC Rules and summarises and draws conclusions from reasoned decisions on summary procedure rendered by Arbitral Tribunals from 2017 to 2022 under the SCC Rules in commercial cases.