HERMAN VERBIST, ATTENDING THE 48TH SESSION OF UNCITRAL WORKING GROUP III IN NEW YORK

I was pleased to attend the 25th Annual IBA Arbitration Day in Singapore on 22-23 February 2024 on “25 years together and now? Building the arbitration model for tomorrow” and to meet with many colleagues from around the world. Having regard to the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, which was opened for signature in Singapore on 7 August 2019 (the “Singapore Convention on Mediation”), it was very interesting to attend also the IBA Mediation Committee meeting in Singapore on the topic “Investor state disputes : how arbitration and mediation can intertwine to provide more resonant solutions”.

Very honoured that I could attend the 79th session of UNCITRAL Working Group II (Dispute Settlement) in New York in the week of 12-16 February 2024 as delegate of FICA (Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration) and that we were able to participate with the other delegations in the discussion on UNCITRAL clauses for technology-related dispute resolution and adjudication on which the Working Group reached consensus.