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Monitoring Tax Incentives: Assessing Revenue and Other Impacts

20 February 2018
While tax expenditure reporting is an important first step that provides transparency and estimates of revenue foregone, cost benefit analysis can offer a deeper understanding of the efficiency of particular tax expenditures. Regular monitoring is essential as it ensures that tax expenditures are…

Ladderized Training on Water Operations for ADB Staff

14 February 2018
A ladderized training program on water utility operations for ADB staff was developed by the Maynilad Water Academy in partnership with ADB. To ensure a holistic learning experience, the curriculum facilitates not only knowledge building on technical aspects of water utility operations but also…

Contracting with Foreign Parties and Cross-Border Dispute Resolution

13 February 2018
Ms. Koh Swee Yen discussed about the inclusion of arbitration clauses in contracts without the parties truly appreciating and understanding what the process entails, and how the process could be managed and tailored to fit the parties’ needs. Particular emphasis was placed on the choice of arbitral…

UNCITRAL E-Commerce Law 2.0

13 February 2018
Mr. Joao Ribeiro-Bidaoui discussed the legal framework governing electronic communications in international contracts for the sale of goods, including the relevant UNCITRAL Model Laws and UNCITRAL e-commerce principles.

Drafting Arbitration Agreements

13 February 2018
The panel dealt with the various dispute resolution options lawyers have, the model clauses of arbitral institutions, the key elements of an arbitration clause, the optional clauses to consider, and the tips and traps in drafting arbitration agreements.

Construction Disputes

13 February 2018
Ms. Jo Delaney moderated the session and talked about the construction developments in the South Pacific, the features of construction dispute resolution, the best practices in construction arbitration, and the types of construction disputes.

Climate Finance Disputes

13 February 2018
Ms. Jo Delaney explored the nature of climate finance disputes through a solar farm case study. She outlined a solar farm project involving a private party loan agreement to sell and purchase certified emission reductions from the project and discussed the potential disputes arising from the…

Energy Disputes and Arbitration

13 February 2018
Mr. Kevin O’Gorman talked about the types of energy disputes often submitted to arbitration and the bases for submission, namely host country instruments, joint operating agreements, service contracts, gas sale and purchase agreements, and liquefied natural gas agreements.

Implementation of the New York Convention - Judicial Perspective

13 February 2018
Chief Justice Anthony Harold Cumberland Thomas (A.H.C.T.) Gates expressed appreciation for the assistance offered by ADB, UNCITRAL and other institutions in encouraging arbitration developments in the South Pacific region. He highlighted the need for judges in the region to be ready, should they be…

Climate Change: A Rising Sea of Disputes?

13 February 2018
Ms. Judith Levine walked the participants through various climate change related disputes and the United Nations legal framework on climate change, the kinds of climate finance disputes that may be resolved through arbitration, and the three ways by which arbitration might need to adapt to suit…