The AFSA International Court, made up of distinguished members, oversees case administration and ensures proceedings meet global best practice.
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AFSA offers administered arbitration under its International Arbitration Rules (2021), providing parties with a trusted framework, expert panels, and institutional support for resolving complex cross-border disputes under clear and modern rules.
The AFSA International Court, made up of distinguished members, oversees case administration and ensures proceedings meet global best practice.
AFSA upholds the highest ethical standards, applying the IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest to all its international arbitrators.
AFSA applies strict criteria in appointing international arbitrators, ensuring each appointment reflects independence, impartiality, expertise, and adherence to the highest professional standards.
The AFSA International Rules, developed by a specialist drafting committee and aligned with the UNCITRAL Model Law, provide a modern framework ensuring neutrality, efficiency, and certainty in resolving cross-border disputes.
The AFSA International Rules, developed by a specialist drafting committee and aligned with the UNCITRAL Model Law, provide a modern framework ensuring neutrality, efficiency, and certainty in resolving cross-border disputes.
The AFSA International Rules, developed by a specialist drafting committee and aligned with the UNCITRAL Model Law, provide a modern framework ensuring neutrality, efficiency, and certainty in resolving cross-border disputes.
AFSA’s Construction Rules provide specialised procedures tailored to the unique complexities of construction and engineering disputes.
AFSA International’s fee structure is transparent and competitive, designed to provide cost certainty while supporting efficient, high-quality arbitration under the AFSA International Rules.
The AFSA International Model Arbitration Clause ensures a trusted, modern arbitral framework governs contracts. The clause secures access to AFSA’s institutional support, expert panels, and internationally aligned rules for resolving cross-border disputes.
Promulgated in 2017, South Africa’s International Arbitration Act incorporates the UNCITRAL Model Law, aligning the country with global best practice and signalling a strong commitment to international commercial arbitration.
AFSA’s Remote Hearing Protocol provides a secure and efficient framework for conducting virtual hearings, ensuring fairness, accessibility, and continuity in arbitration.
The Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA) is a non-profit dispute resolution authority that administers and manages the confidential resolution of a wide range of domestic and international disputes through administered mediation, arbitration, and related processes. AFSA’s head office is in Sandton, Johannesburg, with branch offices in Cape Town, Pretoria, Durban, and the Garden Route.