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2020 in Review: Reflections on a Year of Steady Progress in East and Central Asia
In spite of unfamiliar challenges that emerged in 2020, arbitration progress in East and Central Asia has persisted. In this post, our East and Central Asian editorial team recapitulates major arbitration trends and developments of the region featured in the past year from the perspectives of national and interstate policies, judicial and legislative changes, as well as the technological viewpoint, issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and beyond.
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27/01/2021 14:33
http://arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2021/01/26/2020-in-review-reflections-on-a-year-of-steady-progress-in-east-and-central-asia/
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Webinar: Pre-Moot panel debate
The panel, chaired by Peter Ashford of Fox Williams, will debate two hot topics in international arbitration: whether there is a right to an in-person hearing rather than a virtual one; and whether there is a power to consolidate/join parties to an arbitration, and, if so, the factors in the exercise of that discretion.
- Legal
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26/01/2021 16:02
https://www.foxwilliams.com/2021/01/26/webinar-pre-moot-panel-debate/
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In the face of global change, international arbitration proves its flexibility
As members of our arbitration team wrote recently, the global pandemic has led parties to consider arbitration as the optimal process to resolve disputes given its key advantages as an effective, customizable and efficient mechanism. The international arbitration community has shown its ability to pivot quickly and adapt relatively seamlessly in changing global circumstances. In a testament to the flexibility of arbitration, arbitral institutions globally have responded with updates and practice guides to clarify and streamline their rules and procedures in order to better suit the reality of disputes in the post-2020 landscape.
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26/01/2021 15:52
https://www.osler.com/en/resources/regulations/2021/in-the-face-of-global-change-international-arbitration-proves-its-flexibility
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IPBA WEBINAR: VIRTUAL HEARINGS IN CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES
In this second in a series of short webinars organized by the International Construction Projects Committee, a panel of speakers from Hong Kong, Brunei, the UK and Korea will discuss challenges and opportunities arising from the conduct of hearings by virtual means in construction disputes, including legal and due process considerations, logistical issues, and practical tips for effective presentation of evidence when using virtual platforms.
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25/01/2021 12:49
https://ipba.org/events/466/virtual-hearings-in-construction-disputes.html
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Arbitration and Virtual Hearings
At the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, the world came to a halt, and it had to adjust its day-to-day needs to the present time. Governments adopted dramatic precautions to prevent the transmission of COVID-19: schools were closed, businesses were shut down, curfews were declared, and travel restrictions were adopted. One thing all these measures had in common was that they created greater challenges to holding in-person meetings. This undeniably impacted in-person court and arbitration hearings. To overcome this problem, courts and arbitral institutions started to utilize technology to conduct remote hearings via videoconferencing. Bearing in mind that arbitration commences with the consent of the parties, the arbitration community began debating what would happen when an arbitrator decided to conduct a virtual hearing despite an objection raised by either of the parties, under the framework of due process and the right to a fair trial, a fundamental right enshrined in many international treaties, such as the European Convention on Human Rights.
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20/01/2021 11:41
https://www.bcct.org.tr/news/covid-19/arbitration-and-virtual-hearings/70869
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Virtual Hearings Point the Way Forward for International Arbitration
Even before the pandemic, arbitration hearings were well ahead of the rest of the profession in adopting virtual and hybrid technology as a more efficient way of resolving international disputes. COVID-19 shutdowns have only propelled virtual and hybrid dispute into prominence.
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19/01/2021 13:10
https://www.law.com/legaltechnews/2020/12/17/virtual-and-hybrid-hearings-the-future-of-international-arbitrations/?slreturn=20201117183653
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Training on Virtual Cross-Examination of Expert Witness
Witness virtual cross examination in a mock arbitration with quantum experts from PwC. Understand how to instruct experts properly, analyse expert evidence, and identify the best way to discredit the testimony of the opposing party's expert. Interact with expert witnesses, counsel and arbitrators from several jurisdictions in a Q&A round after each session.
- Guidance
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15/01/2021 10:51
https://afaa.ngo/event-4124599
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The Future of Disputes: Are Virtual Hearings Here To Stay
The COVID-19 pandemic will have long-lasting effects on our society and economy. It has already forced us to re-evaluate how we socialise, work and conduct business, and has fundamentally changed the way we resolve disputes and administer justice.
- Guidance
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15/01/2021 10:47
https://www.bakermckenzie.com/-/media/files/insight/publications/2021/01/future-of-disputes-campaign-brochure.pdf
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The biggest talking points across UK e-discovery in 2020 (20 January 2021)
Exterro leads this exciting and thought-provoking panel to explore some of the biggest talking points throughout the turbulent year of 2020 across the e-discovery industry in the United Kingdom.
- Legal
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14/01/2021 09:48
https://globalarbitrationnews.com/event/the-biggest-talking-points-across-uk-e-discovery-in-2020/?instance_id=632
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Lockdown and Remote Court Hearings
In today’s article, Kevan Hankinson takes a look at some of the limitations of remote hearings, as well as the positives.
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14/01/2021 09:44
https://www.butcher-barlow.co.uk/lockdown-and-remote-court-hearings/