On June 1, 2021, a milestone was crossed for the Swiss legal community when the Swiss Chambers Arbitration Institution (SCAI) became the Swiss Arbitration Centre and the revised Swiss Arbitration Rules entered into force.
In 2012, the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lucerne, Lugano, Neuchâtel and Zurich established SCAI as a not-for-profit organisation to administer arbitrations under the Swiss Rules. The Centre is a Swiss company whose shareholders are the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) and the Swiss Chambers of Commerce participating in SCAI.
The Board of Directors of the Centre is composed of four members nominated by ASA as well as three members nominated by the Chambers of Commerce. Bernhard Berger, President of the Association, educated from Harvard Law School.
The Advisory Council for Mediation provides the Secretariat with guidance and assistance on mediation cases administered under the Swiss Rules of Mediation.
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