JAPAN Yoshiaki Muto, Takeshi Yoshida, Dominic Sharman and Yuko Kai A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Japan continues to be governed by the Arbitration Act of 2003, which took effect in 2004 and to which no legislative amendment has been made since. Japan is, however, expected to amend its Arbitration Act this year. After several steps in both the public and private sectors to build the country as an international dispute resolution…
THAILAND Pisut Attakamol and Pumma Doungrutana A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Thailand continues to…
TAIWAN Tiffany Huang and Jady Kao A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation A.1.1 Background of Arbitration Law The…
SOUTH KOREA Bami Yoo and Vaishali Sharma A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation South Korea has adopted a pro-arbitration legal framework that governs both domestic and international proceedings. International arbitration continues to be governed by the Korean Arbitration Act, which is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law. In 2016, the Korean legislature enacted long-awaited amendments to the Korean Arbitration Act and adopted many of the 2006 Amendments to the UNCITRAL Model Law. A further small…
SINGAPORE Nandakumar Ponniya, Daniel Ho and Daryl Yang A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration continues to…
INDONESIA Andi Yusuf Kadir, Zarina Marta Dahlia, and Nabila Farhani Oegroseno A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International…
INDIA Aditya Vikram Bhat, Priyanka Shetty and Adoksh Shastry A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation The Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 (“Act”) is the primary legislation governing arbitration in India. The Act has undergone a series of amendments over the years and 2019 saw the introduction of the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act 2019 (“Amendment Act 2019”), which focused on improving the eco-system for commercial arbitration in India and developing an institutional arbitration program…
We are delighted to invite you to Baker McKenzie’s first ever Arbitration Quiz Night! Join us on 8…
From 1 January 2021, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will bring into force revised 2021 Rules of…
Join us on Tuesday, 17 November 2020, for the 2020 UCL/ Baker McKenzie Lecture on ‘International Arbitration – From Alabama to Brexit’. This year’s lecture will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler and chaired by Professor Philippe Sands QC (UCL / Matrix Chambers). Starting at 18:00 GMT, this year’s lecture is being held virtually, and will last 75 minutes followed by a virtual networking reception. Please join us for this engaging conversation. Click here for…