By Bree Farrugia (Herbert Smith Freehills) In September 2015 the Japan Association of Arbitrators announced the establishment of the “Young Japan Association of Arbitrators” (“YJAA”). The aim of the association is to promote the practice of arbitration and mediation among
HKIAC pioneers accreditation of tribunal secretaries
By Benson Lim (Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP) On 4 and 5 December 2015, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) held its inaugural and the world’s first tribunal secretary accreditation programme. Once a participant has been accredited and appointed to
India Fires Two Ordinances To Level The Dispute Resolution Landscape!
By Madhur Baya and Ms. Shalvi Mehta* On 23 October 2015, the President of India promulgated two Ordinances that have the potential of changing the Dispute Resolution landscape in India, and if things go well, for Asia as well. It
The Trans-Pacific Partnership FTA’s investment chapter: What’s next?
by Luke Nottage (University of Sydney) and Leon Trakman (University of New South Wales) Alongside this week’s APEC leaders’ summit in Manila, US President Obama met with counterparts and trade ministers from 11 other Asia-Pacific states that agreed in October