APRAG Newsletter - June 2009

June 2009 - With the support of the member organisations, the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group ("APRAG") is pleased to announce that the June 2009 issue of APRAG Newsletter has been published. This issue provides you with updates of the latest updates of the APRAG and international arbitration highlights; as well as news items from various member organisations.

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Fiftieth Session of the UNCITRAL Working Group II (Arbitration)
- New York, 9-13 February 2009

6 March 2009 - The Fiftieth Session of the UNCITRAL Working Group II (Arbitration) was held in New York on 9-13 February 2009. APRAG was represented by Dr. Clyde Croft SC, Mr. Christopher Kee and Mr. David Fairlie.

Please click here for the report in relation to the discussions of the Working Group.

Internation ADR India 2008
- Mumbai, India, 9-11 December 2009

4 November 2008 - International ADR India 2008 is Informedia's undisputed offering for the Indian and international corporate sector. Bringing together leading authorities on ADR and arbitration from across the globe, respected dignitaries¡¦ include; Justice AR. Lakshmanan, Dushyant Dave, Lalit Bhasin, John Ellison, Aloke Ray and Matthew Gearing. They and other esteemed experts will be addressing the realities of ADR within India and offering guidance for corporates engaged in trade within the region. Issues being challenged include: the role of the Indian judicial system in making ADR effective, the aftermath from the recent Ventures Global v Satyam case and analyzing how ADR has failed so badly in India.

International ADR India is taking place on 9-11 December 2008 at the Intercontinental Grand Hotel in Mumbai, India. For more information please log on to www.adr-india.com or contact Ms. Ewa Bakun at 0044 (0) 1923 49 1070 or ewa.bakun@infor-media.org.

APRAG Conference 2009
- Seoul, Korea, 21-23 June 2009

22 October 2008 - Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group Conference 2009 will be co-hosted by Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) and Korean Council for International Arbitration (KOCIA). It is anticipated that 300 or more delegates coming from many different countries are expected to attend this conference. While featuring commonality and divergence of national and regional arbitration practices in Asia, this conference will attempt to define ¡¥Best Practices of International Arbitration for Asia¡¦ and discuss desirability and feasibility of adopting them. With the participation of representatives of transnational and regional arbitral institutions and leading international arbitration practitioners, the APRAG Conference Seoul 2009 will be an excellent occasion for lawyers and corporate executives in charge of legal disputes to share and explore knowledge of international commercial and investment arbitration together with other forms of alternative dispute resolution in the region.

For the preliminary programme of the conference, please click here

Forty-ninth Session of the UNCITRAL Working Group II (Arbitration)
- Vienna, 15-19 September 2008

13 October 2008 - The Forty-ninth Session of the UNCITRAL Working Group II (Arbitration) was held in Vienna on 15-19 September 2008. APRAG was represented by Dr. Clyde Croft SC, Mr. Christopher Kee and Mr. William Ho.

Please click here for the report in relation to the discussions of the Working Group.

Welcome to APRAG's Newest Member

2 June 2008 - APRAG is pleased to announce that the Karachi Centre for Dispute Resolution (KCDR) joined APRAG with effect from 2 June 2008. To learn more about KCDR, please visit <www.kcdr.org>.

APRAG members look forward to working closely with this new member to improve and promote arbitration and ADR in the region.

Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration - Kuala Lumpur, 1-14 June 2008

11 April 2008 - The Malaysian and Australian Branches of the Chartered Institute will copresent the Diploma Course in International Commercial Arbitration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For the past two years the course has been run by the Australian Branch in Sydney at the University of New South Wales and at the offices of major Sydney law firms. This year will be the first time that the course has been run outside of Australia with the intention of attracting more participants from South-East Asia who will be spared from making the long air flight to Australia.

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Forty-eighth Session of the UNCITRAL Working Group II (Arbitration) - New York,
4-8 February 2008

4 March 2008 - The Forty-eighth Session of the UNCITRAL Working Group II (Arbitration) was held in New York on 4-8 February 2008. APRAG was represented by Dr. Clyde Croft SC, Mr. Christopher Kee and Mr. William Ho.

Please click here for the report and here for the Appendices in relation to the discussions of the Working Group.

Bidding for APRAG Conference 2008

18 January 2008 - All APRAG Member Organisations are cordially invited to consider apply to host the next biennial APRAG Conference (Conference). As to the Conference date, it can be fixed by potential interested Members provided that they have sufficient time to organiser the event. However, the preferred Conference date should be ideally be within the period of December 2008 and February 2009, before the APRAG Annual General Meeting.

Should your organisation wish to consider to be the next host, please complete and return the application form, together with supporting documentation (if any) on/before Friday, 15 February 2008 to the APRAG Secretariat by email secretary@aprag.org.

Please click here to download the application form for hosting the APRAG Conference 2008 by Member Organisations.

HKIAC Boosts Mainland Ties with New Hire

18 January 2008 - The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Liu Jing as Deputy Secretary-General with effect from 1 February 2008.

Mr. Liu's new position will be in charge of Mainland Affairs.

Please click here to view the press release.