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China's highest court addresses CIETAC split
The Supreme People's Court of China (the SPC) has taken steps to bring consistency to decisions involving CIETAC, China's largest arbitral commission, …
Scotland Launches International Centre for Energy Arbitration
On 2 October 2013, the First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, launched the International Centre for Energy Arbitration (ICEA). The ICEA is a joint …
Herbert Smith Freehills contributes to Transnational Dispute Management's (TDM) 10th Aniversary Issue
September saw the release of TDM Journal's special aniversary issue: Ten Years of TDM. The TDM Journal is a comprehensive and innovative …
ISDA releases Arbitration Guide
On 9 September 2013, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) published its long-awaited Arbitration Guide. The Guide comprises an …
Launch of Europe's largest telecoms satellite presents astronomical opportunities for space arbitration rules
The recent successful launch of the world's most advanced telecommunications satellite, Alphasat I-4A F4, from French Guiana represents a landmark moment …
Hong Kong passes amendments to Arbitration Ordinance
On 10 July, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong passed the Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2013 (click here for our earlier post on the Bill). The …
UNCITRAL unveils new Transparency Rules for investor-state arbitrations
On 11 July 2013, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ("UNCITRAL") adopted new rules on transparency in investor-state disputes …
CIETAC split update: Chinese courts' approach to enforcing awards rendered by SCIA and SHIAC
Since CIETAC announced on 1 August 2012 that it had suspended the authorisation of its Shanghai and South China (Shenzhen) sub-commissions to accept and …
The 2013 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules Released
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre ("HKIAC") has published the 2013 revisions to the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules ("2013 HKIAC …
International Bar Association releases the IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration
The International Bar Association Council, at its session of May 25, 2013, has approved the IBA Guidelines on Party Representation in International …
Paris Arbitration Rules launched
Paris the Home of International Arbitration (Paris Place d'arbitrage) unveiled its newly drafted Paris Arbitration Rules on Monday, April 15 at the …
Arbitration in South Korea: A New Phase Begins
To mark the opening of Herbert Smith Freehills' new office in Seoul today, we examine arbitration in South Korea. Whilst the Korean Commercial …
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