ICC and SCC Arbitration in Georgia

ICC and SCC Arbitration

What composition applies if the number is not fixed?

Three arbitrators; with an even number fixed, the arbitrators must appoint one more within 10 days.

Is a documents-only hearing possible?

Yes, if the form is not fixed by agreement; at a party’s request an oral hearing is mandatory unless oral hearings were waived.

What is the award deadline?

180 days from the commencement of the proceedings; where necessary, an extension of up to another 180 days.

Are the hearings closed?

Yes, unless the law or the parties’ agreement provides otherwise; information received in the hearing is confidential.

5 min·1 Sep 2026

ICC and SCC Arbitration Within Georgian Law

Choosing the ICC — the International Chamber of Commerce — or the SCC — the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce — is one of the common decisions in international transactions. The Georgian Law on Arbitration frames such administered arbitration with a general but important framework: the parties themselves determine the basic parameters of the procedure, while the law at the same time supplies the disciplinary safeguards that overlay the institution’s rules — on the composition of the tribunal, the form of the hearing and the deadline for the award.

For Georgian counterparties this means that choosing the ICC or the SCC in a contract works fully within Georgian law; what is worth deciding deliberately in the clause are the three matters the law addresses directly — the number of arbitrators, the form of the hearing and the time limit for rendering the award.