Background on CIETAC Split
Up until May 1, 2012 CIETAC had a branch in Shanghai named CIETAC Shanghai Sub-commission (the "Old Sub-commission"). This Old Sub-commission used the same CIETAC…
In a recent decision, Turkey’s Court of Cassation refused to enforce an arbitration clause in an English language contract between a Turkish party and a foreign party based on Turkey’s national…
The Inauguration
On 2 July 2018, CIETAC established its second arbitration centre outside mainland China – the North America Arbitration Center in Vancouver, Canada. Co-organised by CIETAC and the…
The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (“New York Convention”) has its own scope - it states that it “shall apply to the recognition and enforcement of arbitral…
A focus on the AIFC Arbitration and Mediation Rules 2018 and improvement to enforcement of arbitral awards in Kazakhstan
Introduction to the AIFC
The Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) is a…
The New York Convention’s 60th Anniversary renewed the debate about its future.
One must recognize that a treaty that is sixty years old and has been ratified in almost 160 countries can no longer be…
What Is the Future of the New York Convention as a Primary Means for Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Across the Globe? Is There Any Future at All?
The year 2018 has featured many conferences and…
The Indian Parliament passed the Indian Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 (“Amendment Act”) in a bid to refresh and reform the existing arbitration regime under the existing…
Considering what the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) said in its Judgment of 6 March 2018, under Case C‑284/16, widely known as the “Achmea judgment” (“Achmea”), one begs the question:…
