Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)

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The SCC is part of, but independent from, the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and was established in 1917. The SCC has a Board and a Secretariat. The SCC provides efficient dispute resolution services.

THE SECRETARIAT

The SCC Secretariat handles the daily case management, organization of events, producing publications etc.

A Secretary General heads the SCC Secretariat, which has a multilingual staff of eight people. The cases are administered in English, Swedish, Russian, French or German at three divisions, each consisting of one lawyer and one assistant. Any other agreed language may of course be used in the arbitral proceedings before the tribunal, once it has been constituted.

THE BOARD

The SCC Board is composed of one chairperson, two or three vice chairpersons and a maximum of 12 additional members. The Board includes both Swedish and non-Swedish nationals, all of whom are distinguished and highly qualified experts in international commercial dispute resolution. The members are appointed for a period of three years.

The function of the SCC Board is to take decisions as required under the SCC Rules. This includes decisions regarding prima facie jurisdiction, appointment of arbitrators, challenge to arbitrators and the arbitration costs.