Guyader Avocat · International arbitration
Institutional fees are only part of the cost. Estimate a party’s full budget: institution, arbitrators, counsel, experts and hearing.
For ICC fees alone, use our ICC cost calculator: 2026 and 2017 scales, advance on costs and each party’s share.
- Institutional costs from official schedules
- Counsel fees phase by phase
- Fully editable assumptions
Estimated budget for one party
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Institutional costs, arbitrators’ fees and expenses and hearing logistics are advanced in equal shares; each party bears its own counsel, experts and translations. The tribunal may later order one party to bear all or part of the costs.
Counsel fees, phase by phase
Hours of one party’s counsel team. Edit them to reflect your case.
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How the budget is built
Institutional and arbitrators’ fees. They come from the official schedules, average case, using the same engines as our dedicated calculators (ICC, SIAC, SCC, DIS, CEPANI, Swiss Rules, CAMP). Foreign schedules are converted into euros at the ECB reference rate.
Counsel fees. They are estimated by phase, as hours of one party’s team multiplied by an average hourly rate. The values pre-filled by complexity and the EUR 400 hourly rate are examples, not a quote: a real case is costed after reviewing the file.
Experts, hearing and expenses. The number and cost of experts, hearing days and their logistics (rooms, transcription, interpretation), and arbitrators’ expenses expressed as a percentage of their fees, are editable assumptions.
Excluding taxes. VAT and local taxes are not included.
Frequently asked questions
What is the main cost item in an arbitration?
In most cases, counsel and expert fees clearly exceed institutional and arbitrators’ fees. A budget limited to the institution’s schedule therefore underestimates the real cost.
Who pays the costs of the arbitration?
During the proceedings, the parties advance the institutional and tribunal costs in equal shares, and each pays its own counsel. At the end, the tribunal allocates the costs; it may order one party to bear all or part of them, including reasonable legal costs.
How can arbitration costs be reduced?
Choose a sole arbitrator where the stakes allow, use an expedited procedure, limit document production and the number of experts, and set a realistic timetable from the start. The calculator shows the effect of each choice.
Is the suggested hourly rate the firm’s rate?
No. It is an example value that makes the calculation work. Enter the rate agreed with your counsel, or contact us for a budget based on your case.
Does the budget account for third-party funding?
No. A funder covers all or part of the costs in exchange for a share of the outcome; its cost depends on the funding agreement and is not modelled here.
Sources for institutional costs: official schedules of the ICC (2026), SIAC (2025), SCC (2024), DIS (2026), CEPANI (2025), Swiss Rules (2021) and CAMP (2022); ECB reference rates. Other items rest on indicative assumptions. Independent estimate by Guyader Avocat. General information, not legal advice or a quote for a specific case.