Arbitration in Asia - 2nd Edition

Price: $225.00 1340 pages. 1 Looseleaf Volume. Index. One CD-Rom. Updated annually or when needed. Published September 2008. Last Update December 2009.
ISBN-13: 978-1-933833-20-0 / ISBN-10: 1933833203

Arbitration in Asia 2nd Edition $225.00

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Foreword  Philip Liangyi Yang, President, Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group

Introduction  Michael J Moser

List of Contributors

[1]    INTRODUCTION
[2]    LEGISLATION
    [2.1]   Arbitration law
    [2.2]   Application
    [2.3]   Arbitrability
[3]   ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
    [3.1]   Contract clause and submission agreement
    [3.2]   Requirement of writing
    [3.3]   Parties to the arbitration agreement
    [3.4]   Separability/autonomy of the arbitration agreement
    [3.5]   Effect of arbitration agreement
    [3.6]   Consumer arbitration and individual employment arbitration
[4]    ARBITRATORS AND THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
    [4.1]   Qualification
    [4.2]   Number and selection of arbitrators
    [4.3]   Challenging an arbitrator
    [4.4]   Removal of arbitrators
    [4.5]   Immunity of arbitrators
    [4.6]   Corruption of arbitrators
    [4.7]   Replacement of arbitrator
    [4.8]   Remuneration of arbitrators
[5]   ARBITRATION PROCEDURE
    [5.1]   General
    [5.2]   Commencement of arbitral proceedings
    [5.3]   Place of arbitration
    [5.4]   Hearings
    [5.5]   Evidence and experts
    [5.6]   Representation
    [5.7]   Applicable law
    [5.8]   Interim measures of protection
    [5.9]   Plea as to the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal
        [5.9.1]   Settlement
        [5.9.2]   Costs of arbitration
        [5.9.3]   Default
[6]    AWARDS
    [6.1]   Types of award
    [6.2]   Making of the award
    [6.3]   Form of the award
    [6.4]   Correction and interpretation
    [6.5]   Additional award
    [6.6]   Delivery of the award
    [6.7]   Setting aside of awards
[7]    JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND INTERVENTION
    [7.1]   Taking of evidence
    [7.2]   Service of written notice
    [7.3]   No court intervention
[8]   RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRAL AWARDS
    [8.1]   Enforcement pursuant to domestic law
    [8.2]   Enforcement pursuant to international agreements
    [8.3]   Enforcement of awards abroad
[9]   PRACTICAL INFORMATION
    [9.1]   Arbitral institutions
    [9.2]   Visa requirements
    [9.3]   Taxation
[10]  APPENDICES (on CD)
    [10.1]      Arbitration Law (Law No. 138 of 2003)
    [10.2]      The JCAA Commercial Arbitration Rules
         As Amended and Effective on January 1, 2008
    [10.3]      The JCAA Arbitration Fee Regulations
         As Amended and Effective on March 1, 2004
    [10.4]      The JCAA Regulations for Arbitrator’s Remuneration
         As Amended and Effective on January 1, 2008 

Part B       
                                               
Korea
Kevin (Kap-You) Kim

[1]   INTRODUCTION
[2]   LEGISLATION
[3]   THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
[4]   APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATORS
[5]   ARBITRAL PROCEDURE
[6]   AWARDS
[7]   JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND INTERVENTION
[8]   RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRAL AWARDS
[9]   INSTITUTIONAL ARBITRATION IN KOREA
    [9.1]   Background
    [9.2]   Request for arbitration
    [9.3]   Appointment of arbitrators
    [9.4]   Proceedings
    [9.5]   Award
[10]   PRACTICAL INFORMATION
    [10.1]   Restrictions on foreign nationals
    [10.2]   Visas
    [10.3]   Korea Council Arbitration Board (KCAB)
[11]   APPENDICES (on CD)
    [11.1]   Arbitration Act
    [11.2]   International Arbitration Rules of KCAB 

Part C                                                      

Mongolia
Sambuu Demberel

[1]   INTRODUCTION
[2]   LEGISLATION
[3]    MONGOLIAN NATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTER (MNAC)
    [3.1]   Organization and Functions
        [3.1.1]   Arbitration
        [3.1.2]   Mediation
        [3.1.3]   Legal consultation
        [3.1.4]   International cooperation
        [3.1.5]   Research and conduction surveys
        [3.1.6]   Training
        [3.1.7]   Publication and Information Distribution
[4]   WHY ARBITRATE IN MONGOLIA?
[5]   RECOMMENDED ARBITRATION CLAUSE
[6]    APPENDICES (on CD)
    [6.1]   Law on Arbitration
         [6.2]   The Arbitration Rule
        Appendix to Decree No. 2 of the Council of
        the MNCCI, June 16, 2003

Part D                                       

People’s Republic of China
Michael J Moser and Wang Wenying

[1]   INTRODUCTION
[2]   LEGISLATION
    [2.1]   Arbitration law
    [2.2]   Application
    [2.3]   Arbitrability
    [2.4]   Arbitration organisations
    [2.5]   Requirements for arbitration commissions
    [2.6]   Foreign-related arbitration commissions
        [2.6.1]   CIETAC
        [2.6.2]   CMAC
        [2.6.3]   Others
[3]   ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
    [3.1]   Requirements
    [3.2]   Types of arbitration agreements
        [3.2.1]       Contract clause
        [3.2.2]       Submission agreement
        [3.2.3]       Incorporation by reference
        [3.2.4]       Parties to the arbitration agreement
        [3.2.5]       Defective arbitration agreements
            [3.2.5.1]      Arbitration agreement is incomplete or
                    unclear
            [3.2.5.2]     The arbitration agreement simultaneously
                    designates two arbitration bodies
            [3.2.5.3]      The arbitration agreement lacks finality
            [3.2.5.4]     The arbitration agreement designates a
                    non-existent     arbitration body
            [3.2.5.5]     The agreement designates arbitration and
                    litigation at the same time
            [3.2.5.6]      Typewriting errors in an arbitration agreement
            [3.2.5.7]     Unequal treatment accorded to one party to the
                    arbitration agreement
        [3.2.6]       Separability/autonomy of the arbitration agreement
        [3.2.7]       Applicable law for determining the validity of the
                arbitration agreement
        [3.2.8]       Effect of arbitration agreement
[4]   ARBITRATORS AND THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
    [4.1]   Qualifications
    [4.2]   Selection
    [4.3]   Number of arbitrators
    [4.4]   Challenging an arbitrator
    [4.5]   Replacement of arbitrators
[5]    ARBITRATION PROCEDURE
    [5.1]   Preliminary meetings
    [5.2]   Interim relief
    [5.3]   Fact-finding
        [5.3.1]   Written submissions
        [5.3.2]   Site visits and experts
    [5.4]   The hearing
        [5.4.1]   Necessity of a hearing
        [5.4.2]   Hearing date
        [5.4.3]   Location of the hearing
        [5.4.4]   Records of the hearing
        [5.4.5]   Fast track
        [5.4.6]   Concluding the arbitration process
[6]   AWARDS
    [6.1]   Settlement agreements
    [6.2]   Types of awards
        [6.2.1]   Consent awards
        [6.2.2]   Interim or interlocutory awards
        [6.2.3]   Partial awards
        [6.2.4]   Final awards
    [6.3]   Form of the award
        [6.3.1]   Content of the award
    [6.4]   Issuance and revision of awards
        [6.4.1]   Scrutiny of awards
        [6.4.2]   Correction of awards
        [6.4.3]   Additional awards
    [6.5]   Setting aside of awards
        [6.5.1]   Domestic awards
        [6.5.2]   Foreign-related awards
        [6.5.3]   Time limits
        [6.5.4]   Effect of setting aside
        [6.5.5]   Re-arbitration
[7]   JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND INTERVENTION
[8]   RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRAL AWARDS
    [8.1]   Enforcement pursuant to domestic law
    [8.2]   Enforcement pursuant to international agreements
    [8.3]   Enforcement of CIETAC and CMAC awards abroad
[9]   PRACTICAL INFORMATION
    [9.1]   Publications
    [9.2]   Contact details
        [9.2.1]   CIETAC
        [9.2.2]   CMAC
       [9.3]  Visa requirements
          [9.4]  Tax
    [9.5]   Foreign counsel
[10]   APPENDICES (on CD)
    [10.1]   Arbitration Law of the People’s Republic of China
    [10.2]   China International Economic and Trade Arbitration
        Commission (CIETAC) Arbitration Rules
    [10.3]   China Maritime Arbitration Commission Arbitration Rules    

Part E                                                          

Hong Kong
Michael J Moser and Christopher To

[1]   INTRODUCTION
[2]   LEGISLATION
    [2.1]   General
    [2.2]   International and domestic arbitration
[3]   ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
[4]   ARBITRATORS AND THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
    [4.1]   Number of arbitrators
    [4.2]   Appointment of arbitrators
    [4.3]   Qualifications
    [4.4]   Challenge of arbitrators
    [4.5]   Liabilities of arbitrators and arbitral institutions
    [4.6]   Conciliation
[5]   ARBITRATION PROCEDURE
    [5.1]   Commencement of the arbitration
    [5.2]   Language
    [5.3]   Pleadings and submissions
    [5.4]   Evidence
    [5.5]   Hearings and written proceedings
[6]   AWARDS
    [6.1]   Interest
    [6.2]   Costs
[7]   JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND INTERVENTION
    [7.1]   Powers of court to grant interim measures of protection in
        relation to foreign arbitral proceedings
    [7.2]   Stay of High Court proceedings and referral to arbitration
    [7.3]   Domestic arbitrations
[8]    RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRAL AWARDS
    [8.1]   Setting aside awards made in Hong Kong
        [8.1.1]   International Awards
        [8.1.2]   Domestic awards
    [8.2]   Enforcement of arbitral awards made in Hong Kong
    [8.3]   New York Convention
    [8.4]   Enforcement of China awards in Hong Kong
    [8.5]   Enforcement of non New York Convention Awards
    [8.6]   Enforcement of a foreign arbitral award by bringing fresh
        proceedings in the Hong Kong courts
[9]   PRACTICAL INFORMATION
    [9.1]   Facilities in Hong Kong
    [9.2]   The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
    [9.3]   Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
    [9.4]   The Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators
    [9.5]   Foreign counsel
    [9.6]   Visa requirements
    [9.7]   Tax
[10]   APPENDICES (on CD)
    [10.1]  Chapter 341 Arbitration Ordinance
    [10.2]  Arrangement concerning Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral
        Awards between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special
        Administrative Region

Part F                                                           

Taiwan                                              
Nigel N.T. Li, David W. Su, and Angela Y. Lin

[1]    INTRODUCTION
[2]     LEGISLATION
    [2.1]   Arbitration Act
            [2.1.1]   Taiwan's legal and dispute resolution traditions
            [2.1.2]   The 1998 Arbitration Act
    [2.2]   Arbitrability
            [2.2.1]   Validity of intellectual property rights
            [2.2.2]   Antitrust and unfair competition
            [2.2.3]   Consumer protection
            [2.2.4]   Securities regulation
            [2.2.5]   Employment claims
    [2.3]   Arbitration organisations
            [2.3.1]   Introduction
            [2.3.2]   Costs
            [2.3.3]   Logistics
            [2.3.4]   Neutrality
[3]   THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
    [3.1]   Requirements
    [3.2]   Types of arbitration agreements
[3.3]   Separability/autonomy of the arbitration agreement
    [3.4]   Effect of arbitration agreement
[4]   ARBITRATORS AND THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
    [4.1]   Qualifications
    [4.2]   Selection
    [4.3]   Number of arbitrators
    [4.4]   Challenging an arbitrator
    [4.5]   Formation of tribunal
[5]   ARBITRATION PROCEDURE
    [5.1]   Choice of law in arbitration proceedings
    [5.2]   Amiable composition
    [5.3]   Interim relief
    [5.4]   Fact-finding
    [5.5]   Hearing
            [5.5.1]   Necessity of a hearing
            [5.5.2]   Hearing date
            [5.5.3]   Location of the hearing
            [5.5.4]   Records of the hearing
            [5.5.5]   Fast track
            [5.5.6]   Concluding the arbitration process
[6]   AWARDS
    [6.1]       Settlement agreements
    [6.2]       Types of awards
            [6.2.1]   Interim or interlocutory awards
            [6.2.2]   Default award
            [6.2.3]   Final awards
    [6.3]   Form of the award
    [6.4]   Revision of awards
    [6.5]   Setting aside of awards
            [6.5.1]   Domestic awards
            [6.5.2]   Foreign-related awards
            [6.5.3]   Time limits
            [6.5.4]   Effect of setting aside
[7]   JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND INTERVENTION
[8]   RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL
    AWARDS
    [8.1]   Definition of a ‘foreign arbitral award’
    [8.2]   Recognition and enforcement of a foreign arbitral award
    [8.3]   Enforcement of awards abroad
[9]   PRACTICAL INFORMATION
    [9.1]   Foreign counsel -- rights of appearance
    [9.2]   Future trends
[10]   APPENDICES (on CD)
[10.1]   The Arbitration Act of ROC

Part G                                                      

Philippines
Custodio O Parlade

[1]   INTRODUCTION
    [1.1]   History of arbitration in the Philippines
[2]   LEGISLATION
    [2.1]   Arbitration laws
    [2.2]   Application
    [2.3]   Arbitrability
    [2.4]   Arbitration organizations
            [2.4.1]    The CIAC and the Philippine Institute of Construction
                Arbitrators and Mediators, Inc. (‘PICAM’)
            [2.4.2]   The Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (‘PDRCI’)
            [2.4.3]    The International Chamber of Commerce (Philippines),
                Inc. (‘ICCP’)
            [2.4.4]   Requirements for arbitration commissions
            [2.4.5]   Foreign-related arbitration commissions
[3]   ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
    [3.1]   Requirements
    [3.2]   Types of arbitration agreements
    [3.3]   Who may be parties
    [3.4]   Pathological clauses
            [3.4.1]   Separability/ autonomy of the arbitration agreement
            [3.4.2]   Effect of arbitration agreement
[4]   ARBITRATORS AND THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
    [4.1]   Qualifications
    [4.2]   Selection
    [4.3]   Number of arbitrators
    [4.4]   Challenging an arbitrator
    [4.5]   Replacement of arbitrators
[5]   ARBITRATION PROCEDURE
    [5.1]   Preliminary meetings
    [5.2]   Interim relief
    [5.3]   Fact-finding
            [5.3.1]   Written submissions
            [5.3.2]   Site visits and experts
    [5.4]   Hearing
            [5.4.1]   Notice of hearing
            [5.4.2]    Hearing date
            [5.4.3]   Location of the hearing
            [5.4.4]      Required forms
            [5.4.5]   Records of the hearing
    [5.5]   Fast track
    [5.6]   Concluding the arbitration process
[6]   AWARDS
    [6.1]   Settlement agreement
    [6.2]   Types of awards
            [6.2.1]   Consent awards
            [6.2.2]   Interim or interlocutory awards
            [6.2.3]   Partial awards
[7]   FINAL AWARDS
    [7.1]   Form of the award
    [7.2]   Contents of the award
    [7.3]   Issuance and revision of awards
            [7.3.1]   Scrutiny of awards
            [7.3.2]   Correction of awards
            [7.3.3]   Additional awards
    [7.4]   Setting aside of awards
            [7.4.1]   Domestic awards
            [7.4.2]   Foreign-related awards
    [7.5]   Time limits
    [7.6]   Effect of setting aside
[8]   JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND INTERVENTION
    [8.1]   Recognition and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards

[9]   PRACTICAL INFORMATION
    [9.1]   Visa requirement
    [9.2]   Foreign counsel
    [9.3]   Taxation
[10]   APPENDICES (on CD)
    [10.1]   Republic Act No. 9285
              (known as “The Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004”)
    [10.2]   Republic Act No. 876 [SB 318]
              (known as “The Arbitration Law”)
    [10.3]   The UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial
              Arbitration
    [10.4]   Executive Order No. 1008 (1985) Creating an Arbitration
              Machinery for the Philippine Construction Industry        
    [10.5]   Revised Rules of Procedure Governing Construction
              Arbitration
    [10.6]   New Arbitration Rules of the PDRCI (Philippine Dispute
              Resolution Center, Inc.) 

Part H                                                          

Vietnam
Milton Lawson and Hoang Thi Thanh Thuy

[1]   INTRODUCTION
[2]   LEGISLATION
    [2.1]    Arbitration Law
    [2.2]    Application
    [2.3]    Arbitration fees
[3]   ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
    [3.1]    Requirements
    [3.2]    Types of arbitration agreement
            [3.2.1]    Contract clause or separate agreement
            [3.2.2]    Parties to the arbitration agreement
            [3.2.3]    Separability/autonomy of the arbitration agreement
            [3.2.4]    Effect of arbitration agreement
[4]   ARBITRATORS AND THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
    [4.1]    Qualifications
    [4.2]    Number of arbitrators
    [4.3]    Selection
    [4.4]    Challenging and replacement of arbitrators
[5]   ARBITRATION PROCEDURE
    [5.1]    Points of claim
    [5.2]    Establishment of an arbitration tribunal
    [5.3]    Defence
    [5.4]    Counter-claim
    [5.5]    Interim relief
            [5.5.1]    Measures for interim relief
            [5.5.2]    Application for interim relief
            [5.5.3]    Alteration or rescission of interim relief
    [5.6]    Fact-finding
    [5.7]    Hearing
            [5.7.1]    Hearing date
            [5.7.2]    Location of the hearing
            [5.7.3]    Required forms
            [5.7.4]    Records of the hearing
[6]   AWARDS
    [6.1]    Settlement agreements
    [6.2]    Form of the award
    [6.3]    Announcement and revisions of awards
            [6.3.1]    Announcement of awards
            [6.3.2]    Correction of awards
    [6.4]    Setting aside of awards
[7]   JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND INTERVENTION
[8]   RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL
    AWARDS
    [8.1]    Scope of application of the Civil Procedure Code
    [8.2]    The enforcement process
            [8.2.1]    Application to the Ministry of Justice
            [8.2.2]    Consideration of the application
            [8.2.3]    Hearing of the application
            [8.2.4]    Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement
            [8.2.5]    Enforcement
[9]   PRACTICAL INFORMATION
    [9.1]    Visa requirements
     [9.2]    Foreign counsel
    [9.3]    Taxation
[10]   APPENDICES (on CD)
    [10.1]     Decree on Commercial Arbitration
         No. 25-2004-ND-CP
    [10.2]     Ordinance on Commercial Arbitration
         No. 08-2003-PL-UBTVQH1 1
    [10.3]     Civil Procedure Code
         No. 24/2004/QH11 of June 15, 2004
    [10.4]     Ordinance on Execution of Civil Judgments
        No. 13/2004/PL-UBTVQH11 of January 14, 2004
    [10.5]  Resolution No. 05/2003/NQ-HDTP of July 31, 2003 of the  
             Judge’s Council of the Supreme People’s Court Guiding the
             Implementation of a Number of Provisions of the Ordinance on
             Commercial Arbitration

Part I  

Lao
Martin Desautels, Audray Souche and Viengsavanh Phanthaly
                                                                                   

[1]   INTRODUCTION

Part J 

Cambodia
Rupert Haw

[1]   INTRODUCTION
[2]   LEGISLATION
[3]   ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
[4]   ARBITRATORS AND THE ARBITRATION TRIBUNAL
[5]   ARBITRAL PROCEDURES
[6]   AWARDS
[7]   JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND INTERVENTION
[8]      RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN AWARDS
[9]   PRACTICAL INFORMATION
[10]   APPENDICES (on CD)
    [10.1]       The Commercial Arbitration Law of the Kingdom of
         Cambodia, 2006  

Part K                                                                                     

Thailand

Part L                                            

Myanmar
Thida Aye and James Finch

[1]   INTRODUCTION
[2]   LEGISLATION
    [2.1]   Arbitration Law and Application
    [2.2]   Arbitrability
[3]   ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
    [3.1]   Requirements
    [3.2]   Parties to the arbitration agreement
    [3.3]   Effect of arbitration agreement
[4]   ARBITRATORS AND THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
    [4.1]   Qualifications
    [4.2]   Selection
    [4.3]   Number of arbitrators
    [4.4]   Challenging an arbitrator
    [4.5]   Replacement of arbitrators
[5]    ARBITRATION PROCEDURE
    [5.1]    Arbitration without intervention of a court
    [5.2]   Arbitration with intervention of a court where there is no
            suit pending
    [5.3]   Arbitration in suits
[6]   AWARDS
    [6.1]   Seeking an opinion of the court
    [6.2]   Making of the award
    [6.3]   Effect of an award
    [6.4]   Types of awards
    [6.5]   Correction of awards
    [6.6]   Filing of awards at court
[7]   JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND INTERVENTION
    [7.1]   Interim orders 
    [7.2]   Modifying or remitting of the award
    [7.3]   Setting aside of awards
    [7.4]   Judgment and Decree of the court
    [7.5]   Appeal
    [7.6]   Enforcement of domestic awards
[8]   RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL
    AWARDS
[9]   PRACTICAL INFORMATION
    [9.1]   Visa requirements
    [9.2]   Foreign counsel
    [9.3]   Arbitrators fees and taxation
[10]   APPENDICES (on CD)
    [10.1]   The Arbitration Act, 1944
    [10.2]   Part XXV-Arbitration–
     The Arbitration (Protocol and Convention) Act,
 (19th January, 1939)

Part M

Singapore
Michael Hwang SC, Andrew Chan and Renita Sophia Crasta

[1]   INTRODUCTION

Part N                                                    

Malaysia
Dato’ Cecil Abraham

[1]       INTRODUCTION
    [1.1]   Brief legislative history of arbitration in Malaysia
    [1.2]   Overview of the Malaysian legal system and laws
[2]       LEGISLATION
    [2.1]   Principal legislation
[3]       TERRITORIAL SCOPE OF THE 1952 AND 2005 ACT
    [3.1]   Section 34 of the 1952 Act
[4]       DOMESTIC LEGISLATION GIVING EFFECT TO
    INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
[5]       ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
    [5.1]   Basic Requirement of Writing
    [5.2]   The 2005 Act
[6]       INDEPENDENT EXISTENCE OF AN ARBITRATION CLAUSE
[7]       ARBITRATORS AND ARBITRAL TRIBUNALS
    [7.1]   Introduction
[8]       APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATOR
    [8.1]   The 1952 Act
    [8.2]   The 2005 Act
[9]       QUALIFICATIONS OF ARBITRATORS
[10]     IMPARTIALITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE ARBITRATOR
    [10.1]   The 1952 Act
    [10.2]   The 2005 Act
[11]     CHALLENGES
[12]    ARBITRAL PROCEDURE
[13]    KLRCA AND OTHER ARBITRAL INSTITUTIONS
[14]     EVIDENCE
[15]     PROCEDURE FOR CONDUCT OF ARBITRATION
    [15.1]   The 1952 Act
    [15.2]   The 2005 Act
[16]     JURISDICTION
[17]     REPRESENTATION BY FOREIGN COUNSEL
[18]     AWARDS
    [18.1]   The 1952 Act
    [18.2]   The 2005 Act
[19]     FORM OF THE AWARD
    [19.1]   The 1952 Act
    [19.2]   The 2005 Act
[20]     CONTENTS OF THE AWARD
[21]     AWARD BY CONSENT
[22]    CORRECTION AND INTERPRETATION OF AWARD
[23]     RECOURSE AGAINST AWARDS MADE IN MALAYSIA
    [23.1]   The 1952 Act
    [23.2]   The 2005 Act
[24]     AWARDS MADE IN MALAYSIA UNDER THE 1952 ACT
[25]    ENFORCEMENT OF AWARDS MADE IN MALAYSIA
    [25.1]   The 1952 Act
    [25.2]   The 2005 Act
[26]     ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
    [26.1]   The 1952 Act
    [26.2]   The 2005 Act
[27]     CURIAL SUPPORT IN THE CONDUCT OF ARBITRATION
    [27.1]   The 1952 Act
    [27.2]   The 2005 Act
[28]     AMENDMENTS TO THE 2005 ACT
[29]   PRACTICAL INFORMATION
[30]     TAX
[31]     APPENDICES (on CD)
    [31.1]   Laws of Malaysia Act 646 Arbitration Act 2005
    [31.2]   Rules for Arbitration of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre
          for Arbitration 

Part O                                          

Indonesia
Karen Mills

[1]   INTRODUCTION
[2]   LEGISLATION
    [2.1]   Arbitration law
    [2.2]   Application
    [2.3]   Arbitrability
    [2.4]   Arbitration organisations
    [2.5]   Requirements for arbitration commissions
    [2.6]   Foreign-related arbitration commissions
[3]   ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
    [3.1]   Requirements
    [3.2]   The contract
    [3.3]   Type of arbitration agreements
            [3.3.1]   Contract clause
            [3.3.2]   Submission agreement
            [3.3.3]   Incorporation by reference
            [3.3.4]   Parties to the arbitration agreement
            [3.3.5]   Defective arbitration agreements
            [3.3.6]   Separability/autonomy of the arbitration agreement
            [3.3.7]   Effect of the arbitration agreement
[4]   ARBITRATORS AND THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
    [4.1]   Qualifications
    [4.2]   Selection
    [4.3]   Number of arbitrators
    [4.4]   Challenging an arbitrator
    [4.5]   Replacement of arbitrators
[5]   ARBITRATION PROCEDURE
    [5.1]   Preliminary meetings
    [5.2]   Interim relief
    [5.3]   Fact-finding
            [5.3.1]   Written submissions
            [5.3.2]  Site visits and experts
    [5.4]   Hearings
            [5.4.1]   Necessity of a hearing
            [5.4.2]   Hearing date
            [5.4.3]   Location of the hearing
            [5.4.4]   Required forms
            [5.4.5]   Records of the hearing
            [5.4.6]   Fast track
            [5.4.7]   Concluding the arbitration process
[6]   AWARDS
    [6.1]   Settlement agreement
    [6.2]   Types of award
            [6.2.1]   Consent award
            [6.2.2]   Interim or interlocutory awards
            [6.2.3]   Partial awards
            [6.2.4]   Final awards
    [6.3]   Form of the award
            [6.3.1]   Content of the award
    [6.4]   Issuance and revision of awards
            [6.4.1]   Scrutiny of the award
            [6.4.2]   Correction of awards
            [6.4.3]   Additional awards
    [6.5]   Setting aside of awards
            [6.5.1]   Domestic awards
            [6.5.2]   Foreign-related awards
            [6.5.3]   Time limits
            [6.5.4]   Effect of setting aside
            [6.5.5]   Re-arbitration
[7]   JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND INTERVENTION
[8]   RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL
    AWARDS
    [8.1]   Enforcement pursuant to domestic law
    [8.2]   Enforcement pursuant to international agreements
    [8.3]   Enforcement of awards abroad
[9]   PRACTICAL INFORMATION
    [9.1]   Visa requirements
    [9.2]   Foreign counsel
    [9.3]   Taxation
[10]   APPENDICES (on CD)
    [10.1]   Law No. 30 of 1999 concerning Arbitration and Alternative
              Dispute Resolution
    [10.2]  Elucidation on Law No. 30/1999 concerning Arbitration and
              Dispute Settlement Alternative 

Part P                                             

India
Fali S Nariman

[1]   INTRODUCTION
[2]   LEGISLATION
    [2.1]   General
    [2.2]      Underlying objective of the 1996 Act
[3]    ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
    [3.1]       Form and contents of the agreement
    [3.2]       Parties to the agreement
    [3.3]       Effect of the agreement
[4]   ARBITRATORS AND THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
    [4.1]   Qualifications
    [4.2]   Number of arbitrators
    [4.3]   Appointment of arbitrators
    [4.4]   Challenge of arbitrators
    [4.5]   Termination of the mandate of the arbitral tribunal
    [4.6]   Pleas as to the arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction
    [4.7]   Court assistance to the arbitral tribunal in taking evidence
[5]   ARBITRATION PROCEDURE
    [5.1]   Place of arbitration
    [5.2]   Time limit for arbitration proceedings
    [5.3]   Arbitral proceedings in general
    [5.4]   Evidence
    [5.5]   Requiring deposits in connection with costs of the arbitration
[6]   AWARDS
    [6.1]   Types of awards
    [6.2]   Making of the award
    [6.3]   Form of the award
    [6.4]   Correction and interpretation of the award and making of
            additional award
[7]   JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND INTERVENTION
    [7.1]    Assistance of courts–before or during arbitral proceedings
    [7.2]     Power of courts to refer parties to arbitration where there is an
            arbitration agreement
    [7.3]     Power of courts before or during arbitral proceedings to grant
            interim measures of protection
[8]   RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF AWARDS
    [8.1]     General
    [8.2]       Appeals (on the merits) from an arbitral award
    [8.3]       Setting aside of arbitral award
[8.3.1]   Grounds for setting aside
[8.3.2]      Procedure
[8.3.3]      Waivers
[8.3.4]      Appeals and limitation
    [8.3.4.1]      From order of court setting aside or refusing to
        set aside arbitral awards
    [8.3.4.2]      Appeals from other orders
    [8.3.4.3]      Power of the court to extend time with respect
        to future disputes provided in the arbitration 
        agreement which might become time-barred
 [9]    RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF AWARDS: CURRENT
    DECISIONS AND PRACTICE
    [9.1]   Procedure for enforcement of foreign awards
    [9.2]   Extent of court control of foreign awards
    [9.3]       Rules of public policy
[10]   PRACTICAL INFORMATION
    [10.1]   Arbitration agreements
            [10.1.1]     Capacity, mode and manner of entering into arbitration
    agreements: this is not provided for in the 1996 Act, but
                in the general law
            [10.1.2]     Recommended arbitration clauses
            [10.1.3]      Governments and state agencies: practice
            [10.1.4]     Multi party arbitrations
    [10.2]   Arbitrators and arbitral tribunals
            [10.2.1]     Powers of arbitrators – where place of arbitration is in
    India or where the applicable law is Indian law
            [10.2.2]       Appointment of arbitrators in institutional arbitration
            [10.2.3]       Costs in arbitration proceedings
            [10.2.4]       Fees of arbitrators
    [10.3]   Awards
            [10.3.1]       Internal appeals from arbitral awards
            [10.3.2]       Awards in foreign currency
            [10.3.3]       Foreign arbitral awards – conventions and treaties
    [10.4]   Judicial assistance and intervention
    [10.5]   Conciliation
            [10.5.1]       The statutory provisions
            [10.5.2]       Corresponding amendments in other laws
[11]   APPENDICES (on CD)
    [11.1]   The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
    [11.2]   Rules of Arbitration of the Indian Council of Arbitration (as
         amended on March 1, 1998)
    [11.3]   The ICADR (The International Centre for Alternative Dispute
         Resolution) Arbitration Rules, 1996 

Part Q                            

Australia/New Zealand
Michael Pryles

[1]   INTRODUCTION
    [1.1]   Background
            Australia
            New Zealand
[2]    LEGISLATION
    Australia
    New Zealand
[3]    ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
    Australia
    New Zealand
    [3.1]   Domain of arbitration
            Australia
            New Zealand
    [3.2]   Severability of the arbitral clause
            Australia
            New Zealand
    [3.3]   Enforcement of the arbitration agreement
            Australia
            New Zealand
[4]    ARBITRATORS AND THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL
    Australia
    New Zealand
[5]   ARBITRATION PROCEDURE
    [5.1]   Place of arbitration
            Australia
            New Zealand
    [5.2]   Law governing the arbitral proceedings
            Australia
            New Zealand
    [5.3]   Procedure
            Australia
            New Zealand
            [5.3.1]      Evidence
                Australia
                New Zealand
            [5.3.2]      Representation in proceedings
                Australia
            [5.3.3]       Experts
                Australia
                New Zealand
            [5.3.4]       Confidentiality
                Australia
                New Zealand
            [5.3.5]       Consolidation of arbitral proceedings
                Australia and New Zealand
            [5.3.6]       Law applicable to the substance of the dispute
                Australia
                [5.3.6.1]   Common law
                [5.3.6.2]   Under the Model Law
                [5.3.6.3]   Transnational rules (lex mercatoria)
                New Zealand
            [5.3.7]       Amiable composition
                Australia
                New Zealand
[6]   AWARDS
    [6.1]   Form and content of award
            Australia
            New Zealand
    [6.2]   Making of the award
            Australia
            New Zealand
    [6.3]       Decision by a majority of arbitral members
            Australia
            New Zealand
    [6.4]   Default awards
            Australia
            New Zealand
    [6.5]   Settlement
            Australia
            New Zealand
    [6.6]   Correction and interpretation of the award
            Australia
            New Zealand
    [6.7]   Additional awards
            Australia
            New Zealand
    [6.8]   Fees and costs
            Australia
            New Zealand
[7]   JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND INTERVENTION
    [7.1]   Interim measures of protection
            Australia
            New Zealand
    [7.2]   Courts
            Australia
            New Zealand
[8]    RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN AWARDS
    [8.1]   Recognition and enforcement
            Australia
            New Zealand
    [8.2]   Defences to the enforcement of an award
            Australia
            [8.2.1]   Incapacity
            [8.2.2]   Invalidity of the arbitration agreement
            [8.2.3]   Lack of notice or inability to present a case
            [8.2.4]   Award outside submission
            [8.2.5]    Improper composition of the arbitral authority or
                improper arbitral procedure
            [8.2.6]   Award set aside or not yet binding
            [8.2.7]   Subject matter not arbitrable under the lex fori
            [8.2.8]   Enforcement contrary to public policy
            [8.2.9]    Adjournment where there is an application to set aside the
                award at the seat
            New Zealand
    [8.3]   Interim awards
            Australia
[9]   PRACTICAL INFORMATION
    [9.1]   Arbitral institutions
            Australia
            New Zealand
    [9.2]   Tax Issues for foreign arbitrators
    [9.3]   Visa requirements for arbitrators working in Australia
[10]   APPENDICES (on CD)
    [10.1]  (Australia) International Arbitration Act 1974
    [10.2]     (New Zealand) Arbitration Act 1996
             (includes Geneva and New York Conventions)

 

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