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...
Autonomy of will is the core logic of commercial arbitration. In other words, a valid arbitration agreement is a necessary prerequisite for arbitration institutions to have jurisdiction over property disputes between specific parties.
Development of the arbitration industry requires active participation of arbitration practitioners, as well as the combined efforts of the legislative, judicial and administrative branches. These two factors in turn influence and promote each other. From a practical perspective, a significant number of international commercial disputes have been submitted to Chinese arbitration institutions, with China as the main seat of arbitration, and the...
Content Types: ArticleRegions & Countries: ChinaIndustries: Information TechnologyServices: LegalDispute Resolution
In the big data era, online platforms process a large amount of personal information. After the promulgation of the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), new types of disputes are set to emerge between online platforms and their users. This article focuses on online platforms’ obligations to protect personal information, in order to reduce the occurrence of these disputes.
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Welcome to the world’s leading event in international arbitration, Hong Kong Arbitration Week (HKArbWeek). It is the city’s week-long festival dedicated to international dispute resolution, providing practitioners with a global platform to connect and engage on issues relevant to the field, with a focus on Asia.
The Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Center (BAC/BIAC) is pleased to support the fourth session of Maxwell Conversations, titled “Duties of International Arbitrators”.