Advisory Committee
CRCICA has an Advisory Committee currently consisting of a Chairperson, two (2) Vice Chairpersons, and fourteen (14) members appointed by the Director of the Centre from among the members of the Board of Trustees as well as eminent African, Asian and other personalities specialized in the fields of international arbitration, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms and international trade.
The term of the Advisory Committee shall be four years, which may be renewed once for a similar term, unless otherwise determined due to special circumstances.
The Advisory Committee shall carry out the functions provided for in the Centre’s Arbitration Rules in force as from 15 January 2024 (the Rules) as well as any other functions that may be referred to in the Centre’s future Arbitration Rules, particularly the following:
a. Providing advice with respect to the Centre’s decision not to proceed with arbitral proceedings in whole or in part, according to article 6, paragraph 2 of the Rules;
b. Providing advice with respect to the Centre’s decision not to proceed with the appointment of any arbitrator according to article 12, paragraph 3 of the Rules;
c. Providing advice with respect to the Centre’s decision to accept or reject the Request for Consolidation in accordance with article 50, paragraphs 1 and 6 of the Rules;
d. Deciding on the removal of arbitrators according to article 13 of the Rules via an impartial and independent tripartite ad hoc committee to be composed by the Centre from among the members of the Advisory Committee without disclosing their names to the parties. The decision shall be made by the majority of votes of the members of the ad hoc Committee in writing, and shall be reasoned, final and unchallengeable;
e. Deciding on the removal of arbitrators according to article 8, paragraph 4 of Annex 3 to the Rules (Expedited Arbitration Rules) via an impartial and independent member to be selected by the Centre from among the members of the Advisory Committee without disclosing his or her name to the parties. The decision shall be made expeditiously by the member in writing and shall be reasoned, final and unchallengeable;
f. Deciding on the challenge of arbitrators according to article 14, paragraph 6 of the Rules via an impartial and independent tripartite ad hoc committee to be composed by the Centre from among the members of the Advisory Committee without disclosing their names to the parties. The decision shall be made by the majority of votes of the members of the ad hoc committee in writing and shall be reasoned, final and unchallengeable;
g. Deciding on the challenge arbitrators according to article 4, paragraph 6 of Annex 2 to the Rules (Emergency Arbitrator Rules) and article 8, paragraph 3 of Annex 3 to the Rules (Expedited Arbitration Rules) via an impartial and independent member to be selected by the Centre from among the members of the Advisory Committee without disclosing his or her name to the parties. The decision shall be made expeditiously by the member in writing and shall be reasoned, final and unchallengeable;
h. Providing advice with respect to the Centre’s decision to deprive any party of its right to appoint a substitute arbitrator according to article 15, paragraph 2 of the Rules; and
i. Providing advice with respect to the Centre’s determination, according to article 45, paragraph 13 of the Rules, of the fees of the arbitral tribunal at a figure higher or lower than that which would result from the application of the tables of fees annexed to the Rules.
Chairman
Vice-Chairmen
Members
Ms. Carine Dupeyron
Carine Dupeyron is currently a partner at Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier, a leading French law firm, where she co-heads the international arbitration practice with Professor Laurent Aynès. Before joining the firm in January 2017, she practiced in Singapore, New York and Paris with international and independent firms. She is admitted at the Paris and New York bars and has practiced in both jurisdictions.
Carine has a dual business and legal background, enabling her to grasp strategic, financial and legal questions at stake in the cases entrusted to her. She has considerable knowledge of major public or private projects abroad, which often involve States, States entities and public law questions. She also has a significant expertise in post-acquisitions and shareholders’ disputes. In terms of economic sectors, she has gained expertise in the telecom, defense, waste management and energy sectors.
Procedurally, she has experience with the rules of major arbitration institutions, whether the ICC, LCIA, AAA-ICDR, SCC, ICSID and in ad hoc or UNCITRAL proceedings. She is also active before French courts in setting aside and enforcement proceedings in connection with international awards, and in complex domestic litigation.
Carine regularly acts as arbitrator in proceedings conducted in French, English or Spanish.
A prominent figure of the Paris international arbitration community, Carine is an active member of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC for France since 2018. She is also the Secrétaire Générale of the Arbitration Academy and the treasurer of “Paris, The Home of International Arbitration” (Paris, Place d’arbitrage).
She has teaching engagements at Sciences-Po and Paris II-Assas and regularly publishes articles on arbitration.
Passionate about sports, Carine acted as an arbitrator during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, for the Court of Arbitration for Sports and will participate in the same role in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
