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Author: Benjamin Levitt and Mathew Jones June 19, 2017
As we discussed in our blogpost last year, in March 2016, England’s Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas, delivered a much debated speech in which he argued that arbitration is impeding the development […]
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23 Jun 2017 13:50
THE Ministry of Law (MinLaw) on Thursday announced that 65 per cent of the new office space at 28 Maxwell Road has already been taken up even before refurbishment works begin.
To meet the strong leasing demand, the ministry will build […]
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JUN 15, 2017 | BY JOHN KANG
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on Wednesday passed a bill allowing third-party funding in arbitration, which is expected to come into effect later this year.
Singapore, Asia’s other leading arbitration seat, passed a similar bill in January, so this move is […]
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Asia / 14-06-16 / by Finbarr Bermingham
New research has shown that Singapore is the leading arbitration hub in Asia, and is now the fourth seat in the world.
The city state is the most preferred destination for arbitrations conducted by the International Chamber […]
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28/06/2017
The Singapore Ministry of Law (MinLaw) and the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) announced today that the ICC Court will set up a case management office in Singapore—aimed at boosting arbitration and serving the dispute […]
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South Africa | June 5 2017
As the world becomes more globalised and as ongoing international investment interest and economic growth across Africa continues unabated, a sound international arbitration framework provides international and local businesses in Africa with a comfortingly familiar process, that, if managed […]
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China | June 5 2017
On 16 May 2017, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) launched the CIETAC Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Arbitration Centre. The opening ceremony was attended by Wang Chengjie, the CIETAC Secretary General and Vice Chairman, Jiao Xiaoping, Director of […]
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May 18, 2017 4:50 am JST
Country eager to expand its capacity for solving corporate disputes
The Ministry of Justice has started the ball rolling toward a Japan-based international mediation center.
TOKYO — With more companies seeking to settle disputes through arbitration, Japan’s public and private […]
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Singapore May 12 2017
In the recent decision of Wilson Taylor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd v Dyna-Jet Pte Ltd [2017] SGCA 32, the Singapore Court of Appeal confirmed that the Singapore courts will enforce a dispute resolution clause which gives only one party the option […]
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) is the world’s leading professional membership body for arbitration and alternative dispute resolution (ADR). CIArb promotes the use of ADR internationally through 15,000 professionally qualified members in over 133 countries.
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Singapore Branch would like to welcome the following new members in Singapore.
Fellow
Mrs. Christine Artero
Dr. Christopher Boog
Mr. Matthew William Secomb
Mr. […]