Kluwer: Bridging the Gap: The SCC’s Express Dispute Assessment and Latin America

Reforms to international dispute resolution have generally focused on refining the two ends of its spectrum, the binding award and the consensual settlement. The SCC Arbitration Institute (“SCC”), however, has offered a distinct procedural category to address the middle ground: a reasoned, expedited, and fixed-fee assessment of the dispute delivered by a neutral legal expert appointed by the SCC. The process permits the parties to gauge their respective positions without committing to the cost, timeline or finality of traditional adjudication.