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Mr. Renaud Sorieul, Secretary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), visited the offices of BCDR-AAA in Bahrain on 9–10 May 2017.

A group picture of the students and the instructors In April 2017, a new group of students successfully completed the International Arbitration Training Program of the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR-AAA). This was the second edition of the program,

IFCAI Council Meeting in Milan. From left to right: Diana C. Droulers, Andrea Carlevaris, Nassib G. Ziadé, Natalia Petrik and Stefano Azzali Professor Nassib G. Ziadé, Chief Executive Officer of the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR-AAA), joined other institutional

Sheikha Haya Al Khalifa and Professor Nassib G. Ziadé, respectively Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR-AAA), were members of a panel that discussed institutional perspectives on building synergy between civil and common law at a conference in Dubai on 9 March 2017 organized by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).

A photograph of the late Professor Georges R. Delaume The Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR-AAA) has released the fifth issue of the BCDR International Arbitration Review in memory of the late Georges R. Delaume, Professor of Law at George Washington University

Professor Nassib G. Ziadé, Chief Executive Officer of the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR-AAA), took part in a panel discussion on "Examining Instances of Corruption and How to Handle them in International Arbitration" at iLaw2017, the Global Forum on

The current Arbitration Rules of the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR-AAA) were adopted in 2010 and were closely modeled on the then-existing arbitration rules of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR). Since the adoption of the BCDR-AAA’s current rules, a number of arbitration institutions (including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in 2012, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) in 2014, and the ICDR itself in 2014) have issued new arbitration rules. New UNCITRAL arbitration rules for ad hoc arbitration proceedings were also adopted in 2010.

The Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR-AAA) has released the fourth issue of the BCDR International Arbitration Review in memory of Dr. Ibrahim F. I. Shihata, former Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the World Bank, and former Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). 

Nassib G. Ziadé, the CEO of the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR-AAA), hosted a book signing event of Marike Paulsson’s book “The 1958 New York Convention in Action” at his residence in Georgetown, Washington, DC. Leading international arbitration specialists who were present in Washington, DC for the 2016 IBA annual conference attended the event.

The Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR-AAA) is pleased to announce that it will be co-sponsoring the ArbitralWomen Breakfast Meeting which will take place on 19 September 2016 during the IBA Annual Conference in Washington, DC.