The Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation announced the establishment of the International Commercial Dispute Prevention and Settlement Organization (ICDPASO) in 2019. The ICDPASO was coordinated by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the China...

Internet technology makes digital value transactions between anonymous individuals possible, but leaves unanswered the question of how to resolve disputes between unidentified parties. Blockchain dispute resolution platforms provide a response to this problem. In the social dispute resolution...

Two recent cases, Tennant Energy v. Canada and Elliott Associates v. Korea, demonstrate an emerging yet unresolved applicable law issue in investment arbitration: whether a local personal data protection law should be applied in the absence of parties’ choice. This paper explores this issue...

In this post on the Kluwer Mediation Blog, the Singapore Court of Appeal case of Retrospect Investment (S) Pte Ltd v Lateral Solutions Pte Ltd [2020] SGCA regarding questions on dispute resolution clauses in a mediated settlement agreement (MSA) is analysed

There is a growing consensus that emergency arbitration is now a permanent and integral part of international arbitration. Commentators and practitioners recognise the significance of the emergency arbitrator mechanism in protecting the parties’ assets and interests. In emergency arbitration,...

This article explores the use of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (“UNCITRAL”) materials like UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, Notes on Organising Arbitrations Proceedings, Model Law on International Commercial Arbitrations, or a new adaptation of these materials for use in...

Conflicts have existed in all cultures, religions, and societies since time immemorial, as long as humans have walked the earth. Since conflicts are an integral part of human interaction, one must learn to manage them, to deal with them in a way that will prevent escalation and destruction, and...