The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has recently published three relevant documents regarding the application of its Expedited Procedure Provisions (EPP), which have now completed eight years in force since their entry into effect on March 1, 2017.

One of them is the “ICC Report: Expedited Procedure Provisions – Eight Years On,” prepared by the ICC’s Commission on Arbitration and ADR. The report compiles empirical data drawn from cases administered under the EPP since 2017, identifies practices that have become established over time, and provides guidance for parties and arbitrators conducting, or considering adopting, expedited proceedings.

Complementing the study, the ICC has also released:

  • the ICC Toolkit for Arbitrators in Expedited Procedures, which provides practical recommendations aimed particularly at arbitral tribunals conducting expedited proceedings, structured according to the different stages of the process; and

  • the ICC Expedited Procedure Provisions Factsheet (attached to the post), a concise document outlining the main features of the mechanism, accompanied by statistics covering the period from 2017 to 2024.

The EPP were initially introduced for disputes of up to US$2 million and established, as a general rule, a more active case management role for the arbitral tribunal, allowing the procedure to be adapted to the specific needs of the dispute and incorporating measures to avoid unnecessary delays. By the end of 2024, the ICC Court had recorded 865 cases under the expedited regime, with 189 cases in 2023 alone—an indication of both the efficiency and consolidation of the mechanism.

The report demonstrates that, after eight years of application, the Expedited Procedure has established itself as a functional and widely accepted mechanism within the ICC system. Among other points, it highlights the objective definition of its scope (currently disputes of up to US$3 million, following the 2021 amendment) and the low number of cases removed from the expedited procedure by the ICC Court.

The full material is available at the following link: https://lnkd.in/et8QBB2X