Scottish Arbitration Centre

Andrew Mackenzie, our CEO and Registrar, will be speaking at the International Bar Association in Copenhagen. On Monday he will moderate the IBA Forum for Government and Public Lawyers’ panel session on the realities of work and life for government and public lawyers.

Andrew Mackenzie, our CEO and Registrar, will be respresenting the Scottish Arbitration Centre at the International Bar Association in Copenhagen next week.

Our CEO Andrew Mackenzie will be representing the Scottish Arbitration Centre at the Copenhagen Arbitration Days today and tomorrow.

The Centre held its annual Edinburgh International Arbitration Festival (#ArbFest2026) on the 3 and 4 September. Bringing practitioners, experts, lawyers, arbitrators from across the world to Edinburgh. We had a fantastic line up of Performers, with two Headliners and four panels, discussing topics arbitration in the era of energy transition and choosing the right path to resolve disputes, as mediation becomes more international. We are very thankful for all to our Performers, Festivalgoers and sponsors, who have helped us deliver another excellent #ArbFest2026. To see more photos of our event, please see here ( https://lnkd.in/eerum5ku)

Andrew Mackenzie, our CEO and Registrar, will be representing the Scottish Arbitration Centre at the Istanbul Arbitration Days this week. He will also be speaking about the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations: The Green Pledge at the main conference on Wednesday.

This week we welcome a delegation from Nigeria, including judges from the country, for a week or training on arbitration and mediation. We have developed a packed programme, covering various aspects of arbitration and mediation. We will also look at seats of arbitration, starting with Scotland, and institutional arbitration and mediation.    Today, Lord (Angus) Glennie, Director of the Centre, delivered a session on Scottish arbitration and the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010, where he discussed the arbitration system in Scotland. The delegation enjoyed an interesting discussion with Angus, including comparisons with the system in Nigeria.

We are delighted to announce that we have entered into a cooperation agreement with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) to advance international dispute resolution. We will cooperate to promote and disseminate knowledge of arbitration, conciliation, mediation, and other alternative methods of dispute resolution, and to share hearing and meetings facilities and services. The agreement was signed by Gillian Carmichael Lemaire, Chair of the Board of SAC, and Martina Polasek, Secretary-General of ICSID. Frauke Nitschke represented ICSID at a ceremony in Edinburgh during #ArbFest2026. She’s pictured here with Andrew Mackenzie and Gillian Carmichael Lemaire. You can read further details here: https://lnkd.in/ehw6-dfb

Andrew Mackenzie, CEO and Registrar of the Centre, will be representing the Centre at the Swedish Arbitration Days and at various fringe events in Stockholm this week.

The Edinburgh International Arbitration Festival (#ArbFest2026) starts today.   We take this opportunity to thank our partners. Without you this festival would not be possible.   Tickets are limited but still on sale.   You can purchase your passes here (https://lnkd.in/en3fCN7B).

ArbFest2026 starts tomorrow!   Here’s the full ArbFest2026 Headliner and Performer line-up.   We are looking forward to welcoming our Headliners, Performers, and Festivalgoers to Edinburgh.   Our Book Festival and Food and Drinks Festival kickoff tomorrow, before the Main Festival takes place on Friday, bringing together leading voices from Scotland and across the international arbitration community.   Tickets are limited but still on sale.   You can purchase your passes here (https://lnkd.in/en3fCN7B).