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Update on ADR in Japan's financial services sector
Our previous post reported on the "Law Concerning the Promotion of the Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures” (the “ADR Promotion Law”), …
Tiered dispute resolution mechanisms including conciliation and mediation under China-Taiwan Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement
On 9 August 2012, after two years of negotiation, Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese negotiators signed two cross-strait agreements; the Cross-strait …
India: mediation successful in 60% of Delhi court actions
A wide reaching study, spanning 2005-2012 has concluded that 60% of disputes heard in the mediation centres affiliated to the four Dehli courts …
Mediation in arbitration proceedings – a Hong Kong perspective
The procedures of mediation and arbitration are regularly combined in some jurisdictions, such that an arbitrator assumes the role of mediator part-way …
Hong Kong Court of Appeal enforces Chinese arbitral award despite "unusual" arb-med procedure
In a key judgment, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal (the Court) overturned the lower court's decision and upheld the enforcement of a Chinese …
Hong Kong's arbitration law expressly provides for arb-med/med-arb
Hong Kong's Arbitration Ordinance came into force on 1 June 2011. One of its enhanced features is that, provided the parties consent in writing, an …
Judicial mediation in mainland China explained
With the Chinese courts under increasingly heavy case loads, use of "judicial mediation" continues to be encouraged by all levels of the Chinese courts …
Challenges to the enforcement of Dispute Board decisions in Asia
The use of Dispute Boards is becoming increasingly common on large and complex projects across the Asia Pacific region. In many cases, Dispute …
Mediation Ordinance enacted in Hong Kong giving effect to earlier Mediation Bill
On 22 June 2012, the Mediation Ordinance (the Ordinance) was enacted in Hong Kong. It will come into force when the Secretary for Justice publishes …
Hong Kong Financial Dispute Resolution Centre (FDRC) opens
On 19 June 2012 the Financial Dispute Resolution Centre opened to assist financial institutions and their clients to resolve monetary disputes …
Singapore Mediation Centre announces new dispute resolution service
A quick and cheap dispute resolution service was announced on 2 May 2012 by the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC). The SMC is a non-profit …
Hong Kong proposes new legislation to protect the confidentiality of mediations
Mediation is one of the cornerstones of the Civil Justice Reform in Hong Kong, and has now become a fixture in civil proceedings. Despite the judicial …
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