IBA Rules of Evidence Overview

The Rules of Evidence Subcommittee was established to undertake a comprehensive review of the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration ('IBA Rules'), which were adopted by the IBA Council in 1999.

On 29 May 2010, the International Bar Association adopted the new IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration. Arbitration Committee Co-Chairs Guido Tawil and Judith Gill QC had submitted the draft to the IBA Council for approval after a two-year review process that included public consultation. The revised version of the IBA Rules of Evidence was developed by the members of IBA Rules of Evidence Review Subcommittee, which was created by then Co-Chairs of the Arbitration Committee Sally Harpole and Pierre Bienvenu. The Subcommittee was advised by members of the 1999 Working Party responsible for the drafting of the 1999 IBA Rules as well as by representatives of leading arbitral institutions. Read more