Report on third-party funding in international arbitration opened for public comment

The International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)–Queen Mary Task Force on Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration opened its draft report for public comment. Chapter Eight of the draft report examines third-party funding in investment arbitration. Comments may be sent to tpftaskforce@arbitration-icca.org by October 31, 2017.

The Task Force aims at promoting multilateral dialogue about the issues third-party funding raises in international arbitration and greater consistency in addressing these issues at an international level. It comprises over 50 members from over 20 jurisdictions, including arbitrators, government officials, arbitration practitioners, academics and third-party funders.