Delos has put together the following:

• a resource page on contractual and legal issues arising from the coronavirus impact on business contracts;
• a checklist for holding arbitration and mediation hearings in times of COVID-19 (in Chinese here), which was nominated for the 2020 GAR Pandemic Response Award; and
• a mapping of relevant resources on holding remote or virtual arbitration and mediation hearings.

Delos also supported and published the findings of a survey of users' views and experiences of remote hearings (see here).

Delos finally launched a comprehensive suite of hearing services, available internationally. This includes an access initiative for smaller value disputes.

Delos has created an open access arbitrator database. It includes arbitrators who can sit in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations, in all seats and under all procedural rules, across a wide range of areas of expertise. You can use the search fields to put together an initial list of arbitrators who possess the requisite attributes for your case.

Any arbitrator or aspiring arbitrator can register to be included in the database for free by signing up here as a free Delos member. You will then be able to fill out your profile, and choose which fields to disclose only to Delos for appointment by Delos, and which fields to make publicly available in this database.

This initiative is part of Delos's commitment to diversity.

This programme offers its participants advanced oral advocacy training, with two courses on offer: one focused on oral submissions; and one focused on cross-examination of quantum expert witnesses, together with mentoring from leading international arbitration advocates. Find out more here. It was nominated for the 2021 GAR Award for Innovation.

As part of engaging with the younger members of the arbitration community, Delos has established Delos-Y. This initiative is led by dynamic members of the international arbitration community and further supported by generous benefactors.

In response to the continuing uncertainty brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, Delos has designed a full-service offering for arbitration hearing needs, and caters internationally for fully virtual hearings, conventional in-person hearings, and combinations of the two. Find out more here or by e-mail.

Delos has initiated two webinar series:

• In conversation with Neil, where Neil Kaplan explored the careers and personal stories of his guests with Chiann Bao.
• TagTime, which features leaders from the world of international arbitration in substantive discussion of well-known cases and relevant case material, with co-hosts Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee.

The Inaugural Events Series provided an opportunity for exchange with the arbitration community about the Delos approach to arbitration and its emphasis on time and cost efficiency, combined with quality and flexibility.

• 15 March 2018 – Hong Kong, in conjunction with the 2018 Vis East Moot
• 11 April 2018 – Paris, as part of the 2018 Paris Arbitration Week
• 25 October 2018 – São Paulo, as part of the 2018 São Paulo Arbitration Week (first SPAW edition)
• 6 November 2018 – Madrid, in conjunction with the Club Español del Arbitraje (CEA)
• 14 November 2018 – Dubai, as part of the 2018 Dubai Arbitration Week
• 11 December 2018 – New York, with the support of the NYIAC
• 5 March 2019 - Singapore, in conjunction with AFIA