Introduction

Confidentiality and arbitration are two terms that are very often mentioned in connection, albeit with varying results. Indeed, the issue of whether and to what extent confidentiality forms an integral part of international commercial arbitration proceedings is one that has been repeatedly and continuously forming the object of discussions among authorities in the field of international commercial arbitration. The confidential nature of the arbitral procedure is widely praised as a major advantage of arbitration over state court litigation by practitioners, irrespective of legal ...