Could Blockchain Help The Recognition Of International Arbitration Awards?

"We simply cannot go on with this utterly outmoded way of working...Endlessly re-keying in the same information; repeatedly printing and photocopying the same documents; moving files about, losing all or parts of them in the process... It is a heavy handed, duplicative, inefficient and costly way of doing our work and it is all about to go. Considerably past time, we will finally catch up with the world."  Sir Brian Leveson.

An initial issue in any effort to obtain recognition and enforcement of an international arbitral award is the proof of the existence of an award. This subject is addressed by both the New York Convention and many national arbitration laws, which generally seek to simplify the process of proving the existence of an award. However, in a digital world, the way we operate could be more efficient. Blockchain promises to solve many problems, and just like Charlie Morgan mentioned in his article published on March 5, 2018, smart contracts executed on