The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber
of Commerce (SCC Institute) was established already
in 1917 and has since then been active in both domestic
and international arbitration. While at the outset the
SCC Institute mainly administered domestic arbitrations,
the international activities have increased significantly
over the past twenty-five years. Out of the about 160
cases in 2004, roughly half the number is international.
Although the international cases involve parties from
virtually all parts of the world, east-west arbitration
plays a predominant role. On the eastern side there
are parties from the Russian Federation and other republics
of the former Soviet Union, as well as from China, and
on the western side US and western European corporations.
 The
SCC Institute is an entity within the Stockholm Chamber
of Commerce. It is, however, functionally independent
and decisions of the Board of the Institute are final
and not subject to review by the Chamber. The present
Chairman of the Board is Dr. Leif Thorsson, Justice
of the Supreme Court.
The
day-to-day activities of SCC are handled by its secretariat
headed by a secretary general. The present secretary
general is Mr Ulf Franke who has held this position
since 1980. Apart from the secretary general there is
an assistant secretary general and three other lawyers,
as well as four assistants. The lawyers and assistants
are organised in three divisions, each handling one
third of the cases.
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