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Developments in the CIETAC 2024 Rules

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On January 1, 2024, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission’s (CIETAC) newly amended arbitration rules (the 2024 Rules) have taken effect. As compared with the previous version which had been implemented for more than 8 years (the 2015 Rules), the 2024 Rules have introduced a significant number of new rules. These revisions reflect the development of China’s arbitration practice in the past years, and feature CIEAC’s efforts in aligning with the international standards. 1.…

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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2023-2024 – Singapore

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A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 No legislative amendments to the IAA or AA in Singapore International arbitration continues to be governed by the International Arbitration Act (IAA), the Arbitration Act (AA) and the Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act. Apart from consequential amendments to remove references to the Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments Act (RECJA) in the IAA following the RECJA’s repeal in Singapore, there have been no legislative amendments in the past year. A.2 Institutions,…

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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2023-2024 – Hong Kong

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A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation A.1.1 Hong Kong adopts restrictive state immunity doctrine State immunity is a fundamental rule of customary international law, which originates in the historical notion that a sovereign cannot be sued in the courts of its own country or of a foreign country. By the State Immunity (Overseas Territories) Order 1979, the United Kingdom extended the ambit of its State Immunity Act 1978 to Hong Kong, which adopted a restrictive…

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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2023-2024 – Philippines

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A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Enacted in 2004, Republic Act No. (RA) 9285, or the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act (ADR Act), continues to be the principal governing arbitration law in the Philippines. It adopted the 1985 version of the UNCITRAL Model Law for international arbitrations seated in the Philippines and expressly recognized the application of the New York Convention (to which the Philippines acceded in 1967). The ADR Act has not been amended since…

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