With the onset of the Coronavirus – COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, videoconferencing has taken on new attention and importance for use in technology arbitration proceedings as well as in mediations coming from disputes in technology arbitration or elsewhere. Below are some helpful resources:
Advisories
- Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center Coronavirus Advisory
SVAMC - Impact of COVID-19 on International Arbitration
Lexology—Raid Abu-Manneh, Menachem M. Hasofer, B. Ted Howes, Dany Khayat and Yu-Jin Tay (SVAMC member) - For information on initiatives by particular ADR institutions, please refer to the institution directly via following link:
https://svamc.org/arbitral-institutions/
Guidelines
- AAA Virtual Hearing Guide for Arbitrators and Parties
American Arbitration Association - AAA Virtual Hearing Guide for Arbitrators and Parties Utilizing ZOOM
American Arbitration Association - AAA Order and Procedures for a Virtual Hearing via Videoconference
American Arbitration Association - CPR Annoted Model Procedural Order for Remote Video Arbitration Proceedings
International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution - CIArb Guidance Note on Remote Dispute Resolution Proceedings
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Delos Checklist on Holding Arbitration & Mediation Hearings in Times of COVID-19
Delos Dispute Resolution - ICC Guidance Note on Possible Measures Aimed at Mitigating the Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic
International Chamber of Commerce - Seoul Protocol on Video Conferencing
KCAB International
Online Arbitration
- The Case for Online Arbitration
CCA Blog—Gary Benton - Videoconferencing for International Arbitration and Mediation
International Commercial Arbitration Practice: 21st Century Perspectives, chapter 53, Lexis-Nexis—Paul E. Mason - Offering Testimony by Videoconference International Arbitration
Jonathan W. Fitch (SVAMC member) - Videoconference Procedures—A Primer
National Academy of Arbitrators—Jeanne Charles - Technology Resources for Arbitration Practitioners
IBA Video Resources - Online Practice Tools
ABA-Section of Dispute Resolution
Online Mediation
- The Era Of Video Mediation Is Here – Or Is It?
Law360-Jeff Kichaven - Tips for Online Mediation in the Age of Social Distancing
Law360—Sidney Kanazawa
Background Press
- The Coronavirus: What Impact
Global Arbitration Review
- How Will the Coronavirus Impact International Arbitration
Kluwer Arbitration Blog – Gary Benton - What the Coronavirus Means for Arbitration & Mediation
Law360—Jeff Benz
Events
- For information on relevant events listed on the SVAMC website, please refer to the following link:
https://svamc.org/events/
