On 7 November 2017 the International Distribution Institute (IDI), the Swiss Chambers\u2019Arbitration Institution (SCAI) and the Geneva Chamber of Commerce (CCIG) will present the IDArb project: a new initiative for facilitating the choice of arbitration in international disputes involving distribution, franchising and commercial agency contracts.<\/p>\n
Companies deciding to submit international distribution\u2013related disputes (including commercial agency and franchising agreements) to arbitration often face the problem of identifying arbitrators having a specific experience in that field. Moreover, in some cases, the amount of the financial claims at stake do not always seem high enough to justify the recourse to international arbitration.<\/p>\n
The IDI, SCAI and CCIG have created a new tool to help companies facing these situations, by providing them with:<\/p>\n
The conference in Geneva on 7 November 2017 is organised in order to present IDArb to attorneys at law and in-house counsels especially who are regularly drafting specific distribution contracts and managing distribution-related disputes.<\/p>\n
The speakers at the conference will report on the partnership between IDI, SCAI and CCI and the joint dispute resolution services which are aimed at allowing a time and cost effective manner of resolving disputes in the field of international distribution. Dedicated arbitration clause, specific procedural rules and recommendations and a list of specialized arbitrators will be further topics on the programme.<\/p>\n