According to Announcement on Admission to BAC 8th Panel of Arbitrators. applicants of non-Chinese nationalities or absent nationality shall submit the application through the online arbitrator application system (English version) in principle; in case of exceptional circumstances, applicants may apply for electronic application form through email arbitrators@bjac.org.cn, and the application could be submitted by sending application forms (in...

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The death of an arbitration party complicates proceedings. While the Supreme People’s Court’s interpretation on the Arbitration Law provides guidance on the binding nature of arbitration agreements in cases of merging or divisions of a party, the complexity of specific circumstances and varying levels of recognition among involved parties make handling these issues controversial.

To achieve the maximum protection for creditors’ interests in commercial transactions, it is common for a third party to assume liability for the debt. This can typically take place in two ways: joint assumption of debt, or a guaranty. Judicial practice has always been plagued by the natural similarity in concept of the two, as well as the ambiguity in expression of intention caused by transaction flexibility and other factors by the third...

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The Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Center (the BAC/BIAC) is pleased to support the XXVIth Congress of International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA 2024) as the Platinum Sponsor and to host a Breakfast Seminar.

Various terminologies are used across different countries and institutions for dispute review. In the UK, the legal term is “adjudication”, while in the US and Canada, “dispute review board” or “dispute resolution board” are more common.

Anon-fungible token (NFT) is a unique digital certificate of entitlement recorded in the blockchain that cannot be copied, replaced or separated. It is similar to bitcoin in that both can be sold and traded, but unlike bitcoin, NFTs are unique and identifiable assets because of the artistic, societal and cultural values attached to them.

On 1 January 2020, Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Several Issues Concerning the Trial of Administrative Agreement Cases came into force. This article examines how the definition of administrative agreements and the denial of their arbitrability will affect the arbitration clause in a public-private partnership (PPP) agreement. Of particular interest is the ruling on the arbitrability of a PPP agreement decided by the Beijing No. 4...