1. The revisions to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules

2. Introduction About the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules Ad hoc vs. institutional arbitration Usage of the Rules in investment arbitration

3. Revisions: Appointing authority/designating authority revisited Multiparty arbitration Consolidation of cases before arbitral tribunals Raising claims for the purpose of set- off

4. Third-party intervention in arbitral proceedings Truncated arbitral tribunals and obstructing arbitrators Confidentiality of information in arbitral proceedings Interim measures Liability of arbitrators

5. For information contact: UNCITRAL Secretariat Vienna International Centre P.O. Box 500 A-1400 Vienna, Austria Tel: +43 (1) 26060-4060 or 4061 Fax: +43 (1) 26060-5813 Web: www.uncitral.org

6. Dr. Peter Binder, LL.M. Attorney-at-Law Josefstädterstraße 11/I/16 A-1080 Vienna Austria Tel: +43 (1) 8904091, Fax: +43 (1) 8904091-15 E-mail: office @ interlawyer. at Web: www. interlawyer. at