Who We Are
FICA, the Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration is a non-profit non-governmental organisation committed to the advancement of national and trans-national dispute resolution.
Following its founding by Ben Beaumont in 1996 FICA was in 2002 granted Observer status to attend all six UNCITRAL working groups. FICA now actively participates in various Working Groups of UNCITRAL, on topics such as enforcement of international mediated settlement agreements and the investor-state dispute settlement system.
FICA offers opportunities for networking with a wider dispute resolution community, access to information about UNCITRAL and its work, and opportunities to learn more about current events and issues in ISDS and all aspects of ADR including Mediation and Adjudication. As a leading think-tank on all matters affecting international dispute resolution in all its forms, FICA encourages qualified and interested individuals to apply and become a part of FICA. Join us.
Our Mission
To exist as an international ‘think-tank’ for the development of creative means for the resolution of national and transnational disputes.
To provide a forum for the exchange and advancement of ideas relating to dispute resolution.
To provide the tools nations require to bring or defend legal actions under international investment treaties and in international disputes.
To assist nations in developing their own skills to bring or defend legal actions under international investment treaties and in international disputes.
FICA Announces Contract to Provide Training to Western Balkans Countries
The Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration (FICA) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract to provide training in Investment law and Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)… Read More
ELI & FICA Webinar Roundtable on the European Position with Respect to the Singapore Convention on Mediation
On 18 June FICA (Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration) and the European Law Institute (ELI), held a Virtual Roundtable to discuss the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements… Read More
ELI (European Law Institute) & FICA Webinar Roundtable on the European Position with Respect to the Singapore Convention on Mediation
FICA (Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration) and the European Law Institute, will be undertaking a Virtual Roundtable on 18 June 2021 at 11:00 – 13:00 CET Vienna time (17:00… Read More
Remaining the Dispute Resolution Epicentre: Is MED-ARB in Europe’s Future? By Matthew Finn
Matthew Finn of FICA has recently published an article in IBA Construction Law International (‘CLInt’) Journal, Volume 16, Issue 1 – March 2021 on: “Remaining the dispute resolution epicentre: is… Read More
SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSAL TO DISCUSS ADJUDICATION IN UNCITRAL WORKING GROUP II
Submitted to UNCITRAL Working Group IIby FICA (Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration)proposal for Model Law on Adjudication andproposal for Explanatory Notes prepared byDACABI (Dispute Avoidance, Conciliation and Adjudication Board… Read More
International Commercial Contracts By Professor Petra Butler
FICA member Professor Petra Butler has edited International Commercial Contracts published by Oxford University Press. It is available to purchase from 10 July 2021 and can be ordered from Oxford… Read More
FICA Internship
FICA would like to warmly welcome our new intern Mr Arush Agarwal who commenced his internship in November 2020. Mr Agarwal is a 4th-year law student pursuing his degree from… Read More
The First Internship Arranged of FICA and DACABI
It is with great pleasure that we announce that one of the DABs of Swiss Federal Road Authority (FEDRO) projects at – Jonction Aeroport Grand Saconnex (JAG), 3-member board has… Read More
Policy Lessons from Catastrophic Events, Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of Cambridge
Ben Beaumont and Matthew Finn of FICA recently were involved in the working group looking at Policy Lessons from Catastrophic Events by the Bennett Institute for Public Policy, University of… Read More
FICA Attends Working Group II Session and Co-hosts Events in Vienna
Representatives of FICA attended the 70th session of UNCITRAL Working Group II in Vienna from 23-27 September 2019. Constantin Eschlböck, Timothy Lemay, Herman Verbist, and Vincent Reynaud participated as FICA’s… Read More
FICA Task Force Issues Report on Expedited Arbitration Rules
The FICA Task Force has issued its Report on Issues Related to Expedited Arbitration. This Report addresses various issues being considered in UNCITRAL Working Group II in connection with proposed amendments to the… Read More
Sir Michael Burton Appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Sir Michael Burton, QC, the President of the Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration (FICA), has been appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British… Read More
United Nations and UNCITRAL Approve New Convention and Amended Model Law to Facilitate Mediation to Resolve International Disputes
On December 20, 2018, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the new “United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation” that was the culmination of over… Read More
