The General Meeting of the founders and members of the International non-profit association 'European Arbitration Chamber' took place on March 2nd, 2023, in Brussels. Representatives from Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland, Ukraine, Turkey, Azerbaijan, India, and the United Arab Emirates attended the meeting.
The participants reviewed the EAC's activities from 2020 to 2022 and approved the Association's long-term development plan for 2023. The meeting also addressed the re-election of the President and the Board of the EAC, the Head of the International Commercial Arbitration Court under the EAC (ICAC), and the Head of the International Center for Judicial and ADR Expertise under the EAC (ICJE).
After the voting, Hennadii Pampukha was re-elected as the President of the EAC, and the EAC Council members - Hennadii Pampukha, Ryszard Marcinkowsky, Andrea Moja, and the President of the ICAC, Johan Billiet, were also re-elected for the next term. Additionally, Patrick Laycock was elected to the position of the ICJE under the EAC. The meeting also approved new members of the EAC and arbitrators of the ICAC.
The participants also decided to make amendments to the ICAC Rules. It was unanimously decided to continue cooperation with arbitration and expert institutions of other countries.
The European Arbitration Chamber is an international organization that works in the field of commercial arbitration, expertise, and mediation. The EAC hosts various events and conferences on alternative dispute resolution and establishes links between arbitration centers and arbitrators in different countries. The association's purpose is to promote effective alternative dispute resolution in the business community and encourage the use of the most advanced methods and procedures in this area.