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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2022-2023 – 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) in the Philippines. The ADR Act has not…

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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2020-2021 – Philippines

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PHILIPPINES Rafael Roman T. Cruz A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Republic Act No. (RA) 9285, or the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Act (“ADR Act”), continues to be the principal governing arbitration law in the Philippines. The ADR Act has not been amended since its enactment in 2004. However, there have been efforts from the Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution, an agency under the Department of Justice (DOJ), to propose amendments to the ADR Act…

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Quisumbing Torres Conducts Arbitration 101: Tips, Tricks and Traps

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Manila, Philippines, July 2015 — Quisumbing Torres’ (QT) Dispute Resolution Practice Group, headed by Donemark J.L. Calimon, hosted Arbitration 101: Tips, Tricks and Traps last 30 June. Through this event, QT provided representatives from a 29 organizations with an overview of arbitration as well as practical insights and discussions of key issues on and recent developments in arbitration, drafting of arbitration clauses, interim measures of protection and institutional arbitration. “Arbitration as an alternative to dispute…

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