By He Wei  King & Wood Mallesons’ Dispute Resolution Group

I.    Introduction

Although Chinese enterprises are often engaged in disputes arising out of international fertilizer transactions, generally a large number of these enterprises are struggling, since they are unacquainted with international dispute resolution mechanisms, and the numerous highly technical issues that are involved in relevant international sale contracts. However, in January 2009, a Chinese fertilizer company obtained the first ever victory in offshore arbitration, in which expert witnesses played an important role.Continue Reading The First Victory for PRC Fertilizer Enterprises in Offshore Arbitration

作者:何薇  金杜律师事务所争议解决

一、    前言

由于不熟悉国际贸易争议解决机制,并且国际化肥买卖合同中往往涉及诸多专业性较强的技术问题,很多中国企业在解决此类国际贸易纠纷时举步维艰。然而,2009年1月,中国某化肥类企业首次在境外仲裁中取得胜诉。在该案中,专家证人的证言成为决定性因素。Continue Reading 首例中国化肥业”走出去”案件在境外仲裁中取得胜诉

By Meg Utterback and Linda Davinson King & Wood’s Dispute Resolution Group

On January 1, 2012, the new International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Arbitration rules (the "new ICC rules") came into effect (the last major revision of the ICC rules occurred in 1998). As international arbitration continues to grow in popularity with the rise of cross-border commercial disputes, the international dispute resolution centers have been keen on competitively addressing the new business needs of our global marketplace. The rules of various institutions over the last decade have become increasingly sophisticated, blending common and civil law systems to give rise to non-country specific forums to resolve international disputes.Continue Reading New Year, New Rules for ICC Arbitration including Comparison of ICC, SIAC and HKIAC

作者:胡梅(Meg Utterback) Linda Davinson   金杜律师事务所 争议解决

2012年1月1日起,新的ICC(国际商会)仲裁规则开始实行(上一次对ICC规则进行重大修订在1998年)。随着跨境商业纠纷案件的增多,国际仲裁不断日益普及,国际争端解决中心一直热衷于通过竞争解决我们市场中出现的新业务需求。过去十年中,各个机构的规则变得越来越复杂,普通法法系和民法法系的混合导致没有特定的国家仲裁论坛来解决国际争端。

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