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ACICA, Australian Arbitration Week, Culture, Fiji, foreign direct investment, Med-Arb, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, Reform, Solomon Islands, Tonga

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ACICA

The Pacific region, with its rich tapestry of cultures and diverse political landscapes, presents both unique opportunities and formidable challenges for international arbitration. As nations within this region strive to attract foreign direct investment (“FDI”) and foster economic growth, the role of arbitration becomes increasingly pivotal. On 17 October 2024, during the Australian Arbitration Week…

Courts, Domestic Courts, Interviews with Our Editors, National Courts, New York Convention, Pacific Islands, Tonga, UNCITRAL Model Law

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Lord Chief Justice Hon. Michael H. Whitten KC has been the Lord Chief Justice of the Kingdom of Tonga since 2 September 2019. After gaining early broad experience in various areas of law, Chief Justice Whitten was called to the Queensland Bar in 1990 before moving to Victoria where he practised for more than 20…

Fiji, New York Convention, New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, Pacific Islands, Palau, Recognition and enforcement of arbitral award, Tonga

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Historical records indicate that Tuesday, 10 June 1958 must have been a busy day in the corridors of the United Nations.1)Gary Born and the author are Expert International Commercial Arbitration Consultants retained by the Asian Development Bank to advise states on accession to the Convention, legislative reform and capacity building. On that day, following the…

Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tonga, UNCITRAL Model Law

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YIAG

The Kingdom of Tonga is dedicated to furthering the development of arbitration. A little more than a year ago, this blog published a post reporting that Tonga had acceded to the New York Convention on 12 June 2020. The New York Convention came into force for Tonga on 10 September 2020, and exactly three months…

Arbitration Act, New York Convention, Recognition and enforcement of arbitral award, Tonga

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On 12 June 2020, the Kingdom of Tonga (“Tonga“) acceded to the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 1958 (the “Convention“), being the 164th state party to do so. In the context of the Pacific region, Tonga is the 6th state to accede to the Convention after the Marshall…