Three Delegations To Represent ICC Indonesia At ICC Commission On Arbitration And ADR Paris Commission Meeting

Three Indonesian delegates at the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR Paris Commission Meeting (Ist)

JAKARTA - The International Chambers of Commerce (ICC) held a 9th ICC European Conference on International Arbitration on April 7 and 9, 2025 yesterday in Paris, France. On the sidelines of the event (April 8), the ICC also held a meeting between ICC delegates from various countries who are members of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and IDR.

Three delegates from ICC Indonesia for the ICC Commission on Arbitration and IDR who played Indonesia National Committee participated in the meeting. They are advocates Wincen Santoso, Rando Purba, and Nico Mooduto, who joined the delegates who were physically present at this meeting. The number reached 650 delegates from various countries.

Wincen Santoso is a partner of the Santoso law office, Martinus & Muliawan Advocates (SMMA). Rando Purba is a partner of the Maramis, Purba, Santi & Singara (MAPS) Law Firm law office. Meanwhile, Nico Mooduto is a partner of the Soewito Suhardiman Eddymurthy Kardono (SSEK) law office. The three of them are involved as practitioners in the field of national and international arbitration.

ICC Commission on Arbitration and IDR is a committee of the International Chamber of Commerce formed to prepare and/or amend regulations or guidelines related to international arbitration event laws or ICC Rules. The committee was led by Melanie Van Leeuwen as Chair and Helene Shi as Vice President of the ICC Court of Arbitration.

During the meeting, the delegates expressed their opinion on plans to change some of the provisions that will be adopted by the ICC. The material on the planned changes discussed at this meeting is a follow-up to the written submission and discussion of proposed changes from the delegates made a few months earlier in Mexico.

In the morning session, the Paris Commission Meeting was opened by Prof. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab with discussions on how Artificial Intelligence plays a role in Arbitration International and how the ICC can become an institution that is increasingly relevant to changing times. One of the interesting things that is conveyed is that arbitration institutions are not only trapped by how many hundreds of cases can be handled/resolved (quantitative factors) but also how the ICC can become superior arbitration institutions with qualitative factors.

The session then continued with the delivery of the impact of points to summarize inputs from the delegates which were then discussed intensively. In some ways, the delegates have different views, especially because they consider the relevance of the proposed changes with local wisdom from each country.

Finally, Claudia Solomon as President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration accompanied by Melanie and Helen led the discussion and to provide input on the regulatory revision plan. This meeting then resulted in a consensus among delegates regarding several proposed changes that will be discussed further before being finally adopted by the ICC.

The ICC move, which is very open to input and opinions from delegates from various countries, deserves thumbs up because this step is very inclusive so that the regulations and guidelines to be issued by the ICC become very relevant to various countries with different backgrounds and laws. On the other hand, it also shows that any changes to the provisions in the ICC Rules have gone through various stages and processes of consideration that are very mature and tested.

In closing, the event continued with a dinner at The Cercle de l'Union Interalli Badminton, which is a historic venue in France founded in 1917.

Finally, the Indonesian ICC delegates also had the opportunity to meet and discuss with Indonesian diplomats at the Indonesian Embassy in Paris regarding how the ICC can collaborate with Indonesia in the future, both in discussions about best practices in the international arbitration world and how Indonesia can become increasingly connected to the ICC which has members of well-known business actors from around the world.

As is known, the ICC is a well-known international arbitration institution in the world founded after the first world war in 1919, headquartered in Paris, France. Historically, the ICC has been used as a commercial dispute resolution institution by around 45 million companies out of more than 170 countries.

Companies from Indonesia have long been known as one of the ICC users as a choice of dispute resolution forums, especially for commercial contracts with foreign investors who invest in Indonesia. However, statistically, the use of the ICC is still more dominated by companies from developed countries such as the United States and Europe.

The selection of the ICC as a forum is based on various factors, especially considering the very long history of the ICC as the leading international arbitration institution. The existence of the ICC known as the tagline make business work for everyone, every day, everywhere'' has certainly contributed to supporting the investment climate in Indonesia which is certainly in line with government programs. Therefore, more intensive collaboration with the ICC is becoming increasingly important and relevant going forward to help promote and maintain the business climate ecosystem in Indonesia. Moreover, this in parallel will also be able to increase the role and competitiveness of arbitration practitioners from Indonesia in the international arbitration world arena.