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CIETAC to restructure its Shanghai and South China/Shenzhen sub-commissions
On 31 December 2014, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) and the China Council for the Promotion of International …
Singapore International Mediation Centre is launched, offering parties an "Arb-Med-Arb" process in partnership with SIAC
The Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) was officially launched on 5 November 2014. Set up following the recommendations of a Working Group …
BAC’s new Arbitration Rules to come into force on 1 April 2015
After two years of drafting and consultation, Beijing Arbitration Commission (“BAC”) published revised Arbitration Rules on 4 December 2014. The revised …
Castel seeking to enforce arbitral award in China
Following the Full Federal Court of Australia’s refusal to set aside an arbitral award in favour of Castel in July this year, Castel has sought to …
International Arbitration Internship (Hong Kong): Applications now open
Herbert Smith Freehills is now accepting applications for short-term internships with the firm’s international arbitration group in Hong Kong. Two paid …
Australia and China conclude free trade agreement
On 17 November 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced that Australia and China had concluded a free trade …
Going global: CIETAC introduces new Arbitration Rules 2015
The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) has recently published its revised Arbitration Rules, which come into force on …
CMAC opens its Hong Kong Arbitration Centre
The China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC) inaugurated its Hong Kong Arbitration Centre on 19 November 2014, its first centre outside Mainland …
International Arbitration Internship (Singapore): Applications Now Open
Herbert Smith Freehills is now accepting applications for short-term internships with the firm's international arbitration group in Singapore. …
Developments in resolving cross-border disputes
With the increase of global commerce, it also becomes increasingly important to provide for effective and quick dispute resolution mechanisms across …
The Chronicles of Insigma: the Latest Instalment
Alstom v Insigma, the (in)famous SIAC arbitration administered under ICC rules, was recently up for yet another round of judicial sparring following …
Bhutan and Guyana become the 151st and 152nd States party to the New York Convention
On 26 September 2014, Bhutan and Guyana deposited instruments of accession to the 1958 Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral …
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