The Survey
CIArb's Costs of International Arbitration survey* ran from November 2010 to June 2011 and was completed by lawyers and international arbitrators from five continents. Information on 254 international arbitrations conducted between 1991 and 2010 was considered to be useful for statistical analysis.
71% of respondents described themselves as party representatives, 25% as tribunal members and 4% did not identify with either category. Over 50% of respondents were from the UK (32%) and the rest of Europe (20%). The remaining 48% came from Asia, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Australasia and other locations.
The survey aimed to gather detailed data about the costs of international arbitration, how those costs are made up, the allocation of costs by arbitrators and the extent to which these may depend upon the nature of the dispute, the seat of arbitration, the amount in dispute, the composition of the arbitral tribunal and the costs incurred prior to, and during, the arbitration.
The survey results were presented at CIArb's Costs of International Arbitration Conference in London on 27 September 2011.
Download the results of CIArb's survey
*The results contained in the survey, and the information and analysis presented are those of the committee and the authors concerned. They do not constitute legal advice, nor do they necessarily reflect the opinions of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. When using information contained in this survey please refer to the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
