James Hope
James Hope is a partner of Vinge in Stockholm. He has nearly 20 years' experience of dispute resolution, including over 10 years practising international arbitration in London before moving to Sweden in 2006. He acts both as counsel and as arbitrator in international arbitrations, in Sweden and abroad, and his recent cases have involved Swedish, English, Californian, Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian, Italian and Finnish laws, amongst others. James is a member of the Board of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Swedish Arbitration Association. He is also a guest lecturer in arbitration at both Stockholm University and Edinburgh University.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Qualified Year
- 1996
Membership
- Swedish Bar Association
- Law Society of England & Wales
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Qualifications
- EU-Advokat (Sweden)
- Solicitor-Advocate (England & Wales)
- Solicitor (Scotland)
Education
- University of Cambridge: MA
- University of Edinburgh: LLB (distinction), DipLP
1 Contributions by James Hope
PRACTICE NOTES
SCC as Appointing Authority and Administering Body under UNCITRAL Rules (1976/2010): Procedures, Costs Schedules (2015/2020), Commencement and Model Clauses
Introduction to the SCC’s UNCITRAL procedures
The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) has for many years participated in arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, most commonly in the role of appointing authority. From 1 January 2015, the SCC amended its procedures to reflect the two distinct functions it may perform under those Rules—as appointing authority and as administering body. You should note that varying Schedules of Costs apply based on the date your arbitration was commenced under the 2015 SCC Procedures for the Administration of Cases under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (2015 SCC UNCITRAL Administration Procedures). Where a 2015 SCC UNCITRAL Administration Procedures arbitration began before 1 January 2020, you must consult the Schedule of Costs contained in the version applicable to that earlier period. Likewise, for any 2015 SCC UNCITRAL Administration Procedures arbitration started on or after 1 January 2020, you must refer to the Schedule of Costs in the later version, which sets out higher administrative fees. The two versions of the 2015 SCC UNCITRAL...
Arbitration
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