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17 March 2021
The session covered the different types of arbitration, the elements that should be incorporated in an arbitration agreement, and tips to consider and traps to avoid in drafting an arbitration clause.
17 March 2021
Justice Kamal Kumar, acting chief justice of the Supreme Court of Fiji, discussed the arbitration regime in Fiji. Fiji’s International Arbitration Act 2017 took effect on 4 December 2018 and applies even to international arbitration proceedings that began prior to its effectivity. The law is a…
17 March 2021
Lord Chief Justice Michael Whitten QC of the Supreme Court of Tonga presented next on Tonga’s arbitration law regime. Tonga’s International Arbitration Act entered into force on 3 March 2021—only 2 weeks before the conference was held. Prior to the enactment of this law, Tonga did not have a law…
17 March 2021
Justice Jeffery Shepherd of the Supreme and National Courts of Justice of PNG briefly addressed the draft Arbitration Bill discussed by Dr. Eric Kwa in Session 2. The PNG judiciary expects this bill to revolutionize the arbitration regime in the country. The PNG legislation, when enacted, will deal…
17 March 2021
This paper informs the readers about the arbitration related decisions rendered by Pakistani judiciary, the challenges faced by the Pakistani legal fraternity when it comes to arbitration, the need for judicial training, and the author's views on arbitration in Pakistan.
11 December 2020
What is the regional landscape concerning financial crimes, and what are the future drivers of change? This presentation gives an overview of these topics, increased use of big data, and the partnership model of AUSTRAC,the Australian Government agency responsible for detecting, deterring, and…
22 October 2020
Learn about ADB's private sector operations in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific.
23 September 2020
The world has entered the first global pandemic of the Internet age. As part of an effective response to COVID-19, ICT infrastructure and systems are core inputs for economies and the well-being of societies. This presentation discusses a study on the importance of digital infrastructure to Asia-…
14 September 2020
Presentation slides of Bambang Susantono, ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, at the Health Ministers Meeting on Universal Health Coverage on Asia and the Pacific.
18 August 2020
This presentation discussed how big data can be used to support analysis of highly interconnected and complex policy problems, and how a single data source can have multiple applications. It also underscored how COVID-19 has exposed and reinforced the digital divide across multiple dimensions, from…