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On 15 September 2023, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ("UNCITRAL") issued Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in International Investment Dispute Resolution and Commentary (hereinafter referred to as the "Code of Conduct for Arbitrators"). The main elements are set out below:The Code of Conduct for Arbitrators clarifies the scope of its application and ensures its binding nature by providing a template for annexed statements to be signed by arbitrators and their co-Arbitrators. The Code of Conduct for Arbitrators clarifies the specific obligations of confidentiality, diligence and disclosure that arbitrators shall undertake in international investment dispute cases, so that the standard of professional ethical obligations for arbitrators is no longer in a grey area.The Code of Conduct for Arbitrators contains ...
In order to thoroughly implement the “14th Five-Year Plan” for the Protection and Utilisation of National Intellectual Property Right, strengthening the source of protections and the supervision of the quality of intellectual property rights applications, CNIPA has prepared the guidelines about procedures of Same-day applications for trademark registration for reference by some relevant business entities, which will help business entities understand the relevant legal provisions and examination process of Same-day applications for trademark registration, guide trademark...
According to the official website of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), Japan and Greece have officially become countries of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (hereinafter referred to as the "Model Law").The Model Law was formulated under the auspices of the UNCITRAL in 1985. The Model Law is not enforceable and is intended to serve as a reference for Member States in the formulation of their national laws. Up to date, 87 countries and 120 jurisdictions have based their legislation or amended their arbitration laws on the Model Law.The Model Law is designed to assist States in reforming and modernizing their laws on arbitral procedure so as to take into account the particular features and needs of international commercial arbitration. It covers all stages of the arbitral ...
On September 1st ,2023, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress adopted the Law of the People's Republic of China on Immunity of Foreign States (hereinafter referred to as the "Immunity Law"), which will come into force as on January 1st ,2024. As the first law in Chinese history to comprehensively stipulate the system of foreign state immunity, the Immunity Law marks that China has from the policy of...
On 30 June 2023, the first ad hoc arbitration case in which the China Maritime Arbitration Commission ("CMAC") provided the necessary administrative services as an appointing authority was successfully concluded and the desensitised award has been made public as agreed by the parties.As the first case in China to apply the China Maritime Law Association Provisional Arbitration Rules (hereinafter referred to as the "CMLA Provisional Arbitration Rules"), the validity of the provisional arbitration clause has attracted much attention. The Arbitration Tribunal, starting from the nature of the dispute involving Hong Kong, based on the fact that the parties had not explicitly agreed on the place ...