 Baker McKenzie’s Arbitration Yearbook 10th Anniversary Edition 2016-2017Â
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Arbitration News from Korea
TPP: ISDS included in the final deal
Agreement has been reached on the long-awaited Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP is a free trade agreement between 12 Pacific Rim nations, including Australia,...
Arbitration News from Asia-Pacific
The Year Ahead – Competition: Governments are increasingly aware of the competition for international...
Governments around the world are becoming increasingly aware of the competition that exists for international disputes work, between and amongst national courts and arbitral...
The Year Ahead – Innovation: A new generation of legal analysis tools is emerging
A new generation of legal analysis tools is emerging. All of them rely on innovative use of data, and there is increasing use of...
Quo Vadis Party-appointed Experts?
The never-ending clash between the Civil Law and Common Law traditions in international arbitration took center-stage once again in 2018, with the introduction of...
Arbitration in Hong Kong – third party funding takes effect
The Hong Kong Government has just announced that the provisions permitting third party funding in arbitrations will operate from February 1, 2019.
It has...
Australia ratifies the CPTPP
On 31 October 2018, Australia was the 6th country to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP, also referred to as...
Fast, faster, Early Determination Procedures?
On 1 November 2018, the revised HKIAC Arbitration Rules entered into force (see GAN: New HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules further enhance efficiency of arbitrations)....
New HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules further enhance efficiency of arbitrations
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has announced that the new version of its Administered Arbitration Rules (2018 Rules) will come into force...
First Emergency Arbitrator Proceedings in China and Enforcement in Hong Kong
In August 2018, the Beijing Arbitration Commission ("BAC") closed its first arbitration case involving emergency arbitration procedures in China ("GKML Case"). This case, with...
FIDIC Rainbow Suite Second Editions Unveiled
Recent Development
On December 5, 2017, the Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) launched the second edition of the FIDIC Rainbow Suite of Contracts 2017 at...
