While key elements of confidentiality are important to commercial arbitration and mediation, many aspects of the process are needlessly shielded from transparency, and as a result preclude awareness, understanding and confidence.

Deborah Tomkinson, Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA)

Liliana Sánchez, Centro de Conciliación y Arbitraje de Panamá (CECAP)

Dispute Resolution Data (DRD), an online data subscription service providing the first ever access to closed international arbitration and mediation process information, has been awarded the Global Arbitration Review (GAR) award for the “Best Innovation in the Field of International Arbitration.”