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Swiss Arbitration Centre – Annual Report 2025
The Swiss Arbitration Centre reached a historic milestone in 2025 registering a record caseload of 125 new cases. This reflects a 25% increase in newly registered cases compared to the previous year. It confirms the Centre’s position as a leading arbitration institution as well as sustained and growing trust of its users worldwide.
Following a previous peak in 2021 – when the revised Swiss Rules of International Arbitration entered into force – and a few years of consolidation, 2025 set a series of new high-water marks in the Centre’s history:
In 2025, 77% of the newly registered cases were international (meaning they involve parties from different countries). Parties to these proceedings come from 67 countries and cases are currently administered in English, German, French, Italian, as well as other languages when requested by the parties, proving that the Centre caters to companies, States, and individuals all over the world.
In terms of amount in dispute, the Centre administers cases worth between several billions and a few tens of thousands of Swiss francs equally efficiently and effectively. In 2025, the two largest newly registered cases had a combined amount in dispute of over CHF 4.4 billion. The lowest amount in dispute was CHF 17,127. The average amount in dispute was just over CHF 50 million.
34% of all cases registered in 2025 were referred to expedited proceedings, which the Centre has provided since 2004, and which generally applies where the amount in dispute is below CHF 1 million or the parties otherwise agree to its application. The Centre was a pioneer in providing its users with this type of accelerated arbitration, which allows for a final award to be rendered within six months.
In 2025, the Court appointed 47 arbitrators in total, 53% of which were men and 47% women. This is testament to the fact that gender parity in arbitral appointments is a fundamental principle which the Centre continues to promote.
The Swiss Arbitration Centre has also counted a 100% increase in emergency relief proceedings filed under Article 43 of the Swiss Rules compared to the previous year. In these cases, an emergency arbitrator is appointed within less than 24 hours after the Application was filed, irrespective of when the application is filed. In each case, a decision was rendered within 15 days. An array of substantive laws applied, including Swiss, Hungarian and Portuguese law. Of the six requests filed in 2025, four were granted and two were denied. The regular use of the emergency relief proceedings confirms the Centre’s ability to provide effective dispute resolution services under any circumstances, even with the strictest time limits.
In 2025, the Centre also registered a record of 10 new mediation cases, a 67% increase compared to the previous year. The inclusion of the Swiss Chamber of Commercial Mediation (SCCM) on the Swiss Arbitration platform has marked the outset of a promising phase of expansion for Swiss mediation, with additional developments anticipated over the coming years.
On 1 July 2025, the Supplemental Swiss Rules for Trust, Estate and Foundation Disputes came into force. The TEF Rules are a succinct set of provisions supplementing the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration to tailor arbitration proceedings specifically to trust, estate, foundation and similar private-client disputes.
This series of highlights demonstrates the continued and increasing confidence in the Swiss Arbitration Centre’s ability to efficiently administer cases with constant excellence, as well as the attractiveness of Switzerland for alternative dispute resolution.
Korinna von Trotha, Executive Director of the Swiss Arbitration Centre, comments that “this series of records achieved in 2025 demonstrates the continued and increasing confidence of users in the Swiss Arbitration Centre’s ability to administer arbitration and mediation cases in a business-minded manner. I would like to thank the members of the Secretariat and the Court for their dedication, flexibility, and creativity without which such achievements would not be possible.”
Bernhard Berger, President of the Board of Directors of the Swiss Arbitration Centre and Partner with Kellerhals Carrard, comments: “With record caseload, broader global reach and innovation, 2025 propelled the Swiss Arbitration Centre to new heights. My sincere thanks to the Court and Secretariat, whose commitment continues to elevate the Centre’s excellence and international standing.”
Christopher Boog, President of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre and Partner with Schellenberg Wittmer, comments: “We are very pleased with how the Centre and its case load are developing. Foremost, I am proud that the case management team has maintained the outstanding quality of service to our users which the Centre is known for notwithstanding a 25% increase in cases to administer. The Centre’s current success is testament to the work done by our current and previous court members and my predecessors, including Gabrielle Nater-Bass and Xavier Favre-Bulle. We are committed to continuing to provide efficient and effective dispute resolution services to states, state-owned entities, corporations and individuals from around the world.”