The Report illustrates wide-spread use of IBA soft law instruments; provides snapshot of international arbitral practice and regional trends.

The Subcommittee on IBA Guidelines and Rules recently released the results of a two-year study, which included a survey with 845 meaningful responses and 55 country reports from all six global regions (the Report). The Report highlights the positive reception and wide-spread use of three practice guidelines and rules: the (i) IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration, 2010 (the Rules on Evidence); (ii) IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration, 2014 (the Conflicts of Interest Guidelines); and (iii) IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration, 2013 (the Party Representation Guidelines) (collectively, the Rules and Guidelines).