The Australian Disputes Centre is closed for new bookings until May 18, 2020, but the ADC is accommodating existing bookings.

All visitors are required to complete a health and travel declaration.

New filings can be submitted via the ACICA’s E‑Filing System or via email to the ACICA Secretariat at secretariat@acica.org.au.^[iv]

The ACICA website provides information about how parties should pay registration fees.^[v]

The ADC website offers information on ADC Virtual, the ADC’s online dispute resolution platform.^[vi]

The DIS Berlin office is temporarily closed for an indefinite period of time.  The Bonn office remains open.

Requests for Arbitration should be sent to casemanagent@disarb.org or faxed to +49 (0) 228 391 815 222.

The HKIAC premises remains open and operational for hearings.

All guests are required to complete a Health Declaration Form confirming; 1) they have not traveled outside of Hong Kong for the past 14 days; 2) they are not living with someone who has traveled outside of Hong Kong for the past 14 days; 3) they have not, to their knowledge, been in direct contact with anyone diagnosed with COVID-19; and 4) they are asymptomatic.

All guests will also be temperature screened.

No hearings will take place in AAA-ICDR facilities until at least June 1, 2020.

Case management staff will contact parties and arbitrators to discuss alternative arrangements for hearings, including video and teleconferencing or postponements.

The ICDR strongly encourages filing arbitration and mediation cases online.

The website provides guidance for hearings taking place outside of AAA-ICDR facilities.  Case management staff will promptly coordinate calls to address concerns re offsite hearings.

ICSID online hearing services and technology are available in all ICSID cases at no extra charge, as well as those conducted under other procedural rules.

ICSID encourages parties and tribunals to discuss options for online hearings with their ICSID Secretary.

Other questions can be directed to the hearings team at icsisdbookings@worldbank.org.

The ICC has issued the ICC Guidance Note on Possible Measures Aimed at Mitigating the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

This document provides detailed guidance on possible ways to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on ICC arbitrations.

Parties may find the guidance re organizing and conducting virtual hearings, including a checklist for protocol on virtual hearings, most useful.

All communication regarding pending arbitration and mediation cases should be sent to the following email addresses for the respective JCAA secretariats:

• Tokoyo Head Office: arbitration@jcaa.org.jp

• Osaka Office: arbitral-osaka@jcaa.org.jp

The Seoul International Dispute Resolution Center remains open and operational.

The Seoul IDRC provides Virtual Hearing Services as an alternative to in-person hearings, and more information can be found on the Seoul IDRC website.

Contact seoul@kcab.or.kr re questions about Virtual Hearing Services.

The SIAC offices are closed, and all communications with SIAC should be through email.  Do not send physical copies of documents to the office.

Questions re case administration should be directed to casemanagement@siac.org.sg.  Notices of arbitration and applications for emergency interim relief should also be filed at this address.^[xv]

All questions re an existing case should be directed to the relevant SIAC Case Counsel.

Other questions should be directed to corpcomms@siac.org.sg.

For time sensitive matters call +65 6713 9777 or email casemanagement@siac.org.sg.

SIAC will only accept payments via electronic bank transfer.^[xvi]

Participants in SCC arbitrations that were initiated prior to September 2019 may request that the SCC make the SCC platform available to them.  The SCC platform allows communication and file sharing between the SCC, parties, and the tribunal.

The SCC made several statements re the duties of the parties and the tribunal to make efforts to uphold the established timetables:

 “Unless illness or other aspects of the arbitration otherwise prevents the case from continuing as planned, arbitral tribunals are expected to manage the proceedings in accordance with timetables previously established, or otherwise in accordance with Article 23 of the SCC Rules.”

“Parties are however expected to live up to their obligations under the SCC Rules and make efforts to keep to established timetables by, when necessary and deemed possible, for example transferring the arbitration to a fully digital environment . . . .”

VIAC encourages all parties to submit all written submissions electronically.

For questions re VIAC operations during COVID-19 contact office@viac.eu.