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Drafting International Arbitration Agreements

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.

Third South Pacific International Arbitration Conference - Presentation by Acting Chief Justice Kamal Kumar

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…

Remarks of Michael Whitten QC

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…

Implementation of the New York Convention in Papua New Guinea

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…

Role of Judiciary and Jurisprudence in Domestic and International Arbitration

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.

ADB Ventures

29 July 2020
Learn more about ADB Ventures, and how it intends to help highly scalable technology companies expand in Asia and the Pacific.

Multiple Contracts, Consolidation and the 'Cross-Institution Consolidation Protocol'

26 March 2019
Mr. Nash dealt with cross-institution consolidation for complex, multi-party disputes.

Drafting of Arbitration Agreements

26 March 2019
Mr. Bhushan discussed the different aspects of drafting an arbitration clause, the important elements of an arbitration agreement and of a multi-tiered arbitration clause, and the impact of a poorly drafted arbitration clause on the resolution of disputes arising from the contract.

New Developments in Dispute Resolution

26 March 2019
Mr. Bhushan spoke about transparency and code of ethics issues, particularly from ICC’s ethos for transparency and accountability towards users, lawyers and arbitrators. He explained some of the ICC International Court of Arbitration’s new policy decisions regarding the publication of awards, the…

Introduction to the New York Convention

26 March 2019
Ms. Koh introduced the audience to the New York Convention, which had 159 contracting parties at the time of the conference. The convention has been in effect for almost 60 years. It is widely lauded as one of the most successful United Nations treaty in the area of international trade law.…