James Hosking and Yasmine Lahlou Co-Author ICCA Practical Insights Module on the Right to a Physical Hearing

June 2025– Chaffetz Lindsey’s  James Hosking and Yasmine Lahlou have co-authored a new ICCA Practical Insights module on the right to a physical hearing in international arbitration, published in collaboration with Wolters Kluwer. The module was developed alongside co-author Giacomo Rojas Elgueta and edited by Kiran Nasir Gore, Joshua Karton, Simon Greenberg, and Fan Yang.

The publication offers clear, practical analysis of a still heavily debated issue in international arbitration —whether parties have a legal or implied right to an in-person hearing, and what the implications are when hearing formats are imposed over party objection.

Building on the findings of ICCA’s 2020 Right to a Physical Hearing project and its accompanying 2022 umbrella report, the new module synthesizes legal commentary and jurisdiction-specific insights to provide guidance on:

1. The existence and scope of any right to a physical hearing
2. How party autonomy interacts with tribunal discretion
3. Risks related to enforcement or annulment when hearing format is disputed

The resource is designed to support arbitration counsel and tribunals in making informed, strategic decisions when navigating remote and hybrid proceedings.

Both the new module and the 2022 ICCA Reports volume are available online through ICCA and Wolters Kluwer.

To learn more or access the publication, click here.