Benoît Allemeersch, Hannelore Buelens and Anne-Sophie Houtmeyers review the new arbitration rules issued by CEPANI, the Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation, in their publication in the most recent issue of T.B.H. / R.D.C. (“Tijdschrift voor Belgisch Handelsrecht” / “Revue de Droit Commercial Belge” – see B. Allemeersch, H. Buelens, A. Houtmeyers, “Het nieuwe CEPANI-arbitragereglement (2020)”, TBH 2020/4, 418-428).
On 1 January 2020, the new arbitration rules of CEPANI, which is by far the most prominent institution for commercial arbitration in Belgium, entered into force. The rules apply to all arbitrations commencing on or after that date, unless the parties have agreed otherwise. The new rules are not meant to introduce radical changes, but rather aim to update and fine-tune the existing rules on arbitral proceedings. The new text is written with a view to increase the efficiency of the proceedings even further by focusing on digitalisation and simplification, to make the rules more coherent and to align the CEPANI proceedings with a number of developments abroad.
Our litigation partner Benoît Allemeersch is an experienced arbitrator and is a board member at CEPANI. Hannelore Buelens and Anne-Sophie Houtmeyers are members of our Dispute Resolution department and both have experience in arbitration.
