Arbitration statistics and surveys


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Practice notes

Arbitration statistics and surveys


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Practice notes
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The table below sets out available statistics from some leading international arbitral institutions and other bodies on caseload and other matters. It is worth bearing in mind that arbitral organisations do not present their caseload information in the same way, which makes like-for-like comparisons challenging.

Arbitral institution/bodyarbitration cases filedNo. of female arbitrators appointed (total no. of arbitrators in brackets)Lexis+® UK legal updates and News AnalysisOriginal source
CIETAC—China International Economic and Trade Arbitration commission

See: CIETAC arbitration—overview		• Cases filed in 2024: 758
• Cases filed in 2023: 645
• Cases filed in 2022: 642
• Cases filed in 2021: 636
• Cases filed in 2020: 739
• Cases filed in 2019: 617
• Cases filed in 2018: 522
• Cases filed in 2017: 476
• Cases filed in 2016: 485
• Cases filed in 2015: 437
• Cases filed in 2014: 387
• Cases filed in 2013: 375
• Cases filed in 2012: 331
Note: these cases are categorised by CIETAC as ‘foreign-related’.		N/A• CIETAC releases 2024 arbitration work report and unveils 2025 work plan, LNB News 28/02/2025 52
• CIETAC releases 2022 arbitration work report and unveils 2023 work plan,
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What does Arbitration mean?

Generally, a private form of final and binding dispute resolution by an appointed arbitral tribunal acting in a quasi-judicial manner. Arbitration is, generally, founded on party agreement (the arbitration agreement), and regulated and enforced by national courts.

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