2019 in Review: Noteworthy Developments in East and Central Asia
…to the exponential growth of e-commerce in mainland China. As technology rapidly advances, the use of AI-arbitrator may no longer be a myth but a real possibility in the foreseeable…
…to the exponential growth of e-commerce in mainland China. As technology rapidly advances, the use of AI-arbitrator may no longer be a myth but a real possibility in the foreseeable…
…ruled in Fruehauf Electronics Philippine Corporation v. Technology Electronics Assembly and Management Pacific Corporation2)G.R. No. 204197, 23 November 2016. that simple errors of fact, law, or fact and law committed…
…first significant decision concerning the arbitrability of antitrust claims in China was Nanjing Songxu Technology Co., Ltd. v Samsung China Investment Co., Ltd., issued by the High Court of Jiangsu…
…capital investment flows and transfers of technology.” The increased role of emerging market partners in Africa was noted in the African Economic Outlook 2011: Africa and Its Emerging Partners. The…
…myself would feel vulnerable with centrally-controlled robojudges in place. I see a positive future for online arbitration. Technology as a tool to assist human decision-making may enable individuals to have…
…give the students and future practitioners important insights into the problems faced by arbitrators and counsels in the field of technology and educate them about growing importance of the technology…
…However, the ICC published a Commission Report on Information Technology in International Arbitration in 2017, which encourages practitioners to consider how technology can be most effectively incorporated into proceedings. The…
… 2. Do your homework. Mr Chan shared his experience going into the technology sector without any former experience. His advice: do a lot of research on the business and…
…and the timely question of whether technology can and will, one day, surpass us. The moderator for the debate was Professor Nadja Alexander (Director, SIDRA). Arguing for the motion were…
…citizens; the environment; critical infrastructure, technology and security of critical data; and the freedom and plurality of media and political activities. Foreign investors must also be required to submit information…
…assisted by emerging technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence, the answer to such concerns? There is no doubt that technology will increasingly be deployed widely to achieve lower cost…
…that was enthusiastically received by the audience. Technology and data protection Technology in the arbitration sector has had a slow start, with most arbitration hearings still relying on voluminous…
…the use of technology. With respect to the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”), I have some scepticism towards the idea of replacing human arbitrators with AI but I find it…
…in transportation and technology, entered into a period of astronomical growth. In the aftermath of World War II, the Bretton Woods system, of which the WTO’s predecessor, the General Agreement…
…the arbitration agreement (at [17] and [18]); and in construing an arbitration agreement, the principles set out by the Court of Appeal in Insigma Technology Co Ltd v Alstom Technology…
…concluded an investment agreement governing Tianzhou’s subscription of new “registered capital” (i.e., equity) in Juesheng Education Science and Technology Group Stock Limited Company (“Juesheng”). Shortly thereafter, they concluded a supplemental…
…very recent and it seeks to use the advantages of the technology in dispute resolution (how blockchain arbitration works can be read here). However, one important facet of understanding the…
…industry (including petrochemical) is higher than those in other areas. It is also our understanding that disputes related to technology contracts are rarely referred to TRAC. Therefore, TRAC is now…
…aims to resolve disputes efficiently, would jump at the many opportunities offered by modern IT technology to truly digitalise dispute resolution. But progress has been slow. While arbitration practitioners widely…
…recognition to the principle of party autonomy, fully utilizes modern technology and takes into account the use of institutional (vs. ad hoc) arbitration. It also helpfully deals with some of…
…Maxi Scherer elaborated on technology tools enhanced with AI currently available and in use to some extent in dispute resolution (e.g., AI tools to conduct legal research, AI programmes to…
…such disputes, companies increasingly prefer disputes to be resolved by arbitral tribunals in lieu of state courts. To meet the particular needs in IP and technology disputes, the World Intellectual…
…basics of blockchain technology and smart contracts before shedding light on the dispute resolution mechanism suitable to that technology and exploring whether efficiency could be increased further through the automation…
…an arbitration institution. Hafez started off from a premise that innovation need not necessarily be just about technology; on the contrary, there are a number of non-tech innovative ideas and…