We are pleased to announce that Herbert Smith Freehills' Global Head of Dispute Resolution, Justin D'Agostino was formally appointed to the Board of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (the SCC) on 19 December.
The SCC was established in 1917 and provides dispute resolution services for parties from all over the world. The SCC Board of comprises 16 international experts in arbitration from law firms, chambers, academia, and commerce, each of whom are appointed for three years. The Board is empowered to take certain decisions in the administration of arbitrations under the SCC Rules (or where the parties have agreed to their doing so, in other rules or procedures). These include decisions on the jurisdiction of the SCC; appointment of, and challenges to, arbitrators; consolidation of cases and the fixing of arbitration costs.
Justin comments: "I am delighted to have been invited to join the SCC Board. The SCC is a highly regarded, very experienced arbitral institution and I look forward to working with my fellow Board members to help to maintain the SCC's high standards in administering international arbitrations".
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