Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

Contact: Vivien Chan & Co. (Hong Kong)

The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) is the largest arbitration commission in China and has been the favoured arbitration venue for international investors for years. However, the recent internal disputes between CIETAC headquarters ('Beijing CIETAC') and two of its sub-commissions in Shanghai ('Shanghai CIETAC') and Shenzhen ('SCIA') cast doubts on the validity of arbitral awards issued by Shanghai CIETAC and SCIA.

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