Nonpublic Proceedings and Confidentiality in International Arbitration

Nonpublic Proceedings and Confidentiality in International Arbitration

Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in nonpublic manners. If the disputing parties agree that they may take place in public and no state secrets are involved, they may take place in public with the permission of the arbitral tribunal.

If the arbitration proceedings are conducted in nonpublic manners, none of the disputing parties or their representatives or attorneys, witnesses, experts, appraisers, interpreters, arbitrators, or any other persons participating in the proceedings may disclose any information or documents relating to any substantive or procedural matters of the case to any other person.