IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration

The relevance of (i) the activities of the arbitrator’s law firm or employer, such as the nature, timing, and scope of the work by the law firm or employer; (ii) the law firm’s or employer’s organisational structure and mode of practice; and (iii) the relationship of the arbitrator with the law firm or employer, should be considered in each case. [...] (7) Duty of the Parties and the Arbitrator (a) A party shall inform an arbitrator, the Arbitral Tribunal, the other parties and the arbitration institution or other appointing authority (if any) of (i) any relationship, direct or indirect, between the arbitrator and • the party; • another company of the same group of companies; • a person or entity having a controlling influence on the party in th. [...] 2.3.4 The arbitrator is a manager, director or member of the supervisory board, or has a controlling influence in an affiliate of one of the parties, if the affiliate is directly involved in the matters in dispute in the arbitration. [...] IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration 16 (3) Orange List 3.1 Services for one of the parties or other involvement in the case: 3.1.1 The arbitrator has, within the past three years, served as counsel for one of the parties, or an affiliate of one of the parties, or has previously advised or been consulted by the party, or an affiliate of the party, making the appoint. [...] 3.1.3 The arbitrator has, within the past three years, been appointed as arbitrator on two or more occasions by one of the parties, or an affiliate of one of the parties.3 3.1.4 The arbitrator has, within the past three years, been appointed to assist in mock-trials or hearing preparations on two or more occasions by one of the parties, or an affiliate of one of the parties in unrelated matters.