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01 June 2023
Categories: Legal News , Arbitration , Profession
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LNB NEWS: LCIA provides appointment updates

The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has unveiled updates from its flagship symposium on 19–21 May 2023. 

Lexis®Library update: First, the LCIA nominating committee and court appointed two new court members, Dr Alfredo José Bullard González (Peru) and Anand Desai (India).

Second, the LCIA invoked exceptional circumstances within the court appointment process to extend the term of Kamal Shah for another five years.

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 31 May 2023 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk

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