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MARKE T ACT I V I T Y
PROP OS A L F OR A D I SP U T E RE SOL U T I ON HUB IN HONG KONG
JOHN CO AT E S T O REMA IN PRE S I DEN T OF T HE COUR T OF A RB I T R AT I ON F OR SP OR T (C A S)
The Hong Kong government is getting serious about promoting Hong Kong as a centre for dispute resolutionwith plans to transforma heritage building and former government offices into an international dispute resolution hubwithin the city centre. The hubwill bringmany of themajor international arbitral institutions that operate in Hong Kong under one roof.
The International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS) has re-elected John Coates. The Australianwill serve as president of both the Council and CAS until 2018.
T HE NEW YORK CON V EN T I ON IN A F R I C A
CH A NGE S T O A RB I T R AT I ON A C T IN SWEDEN
On 3 February 2015, the New York Convention came into force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Elsewhere in Africa, the Comoros is in the process of acceding and it is set to become the 155th state to ratify the convention.
A report has been released by a parliamentary committee in Sweden proposing changes to the Arbitration Act. The new legislation is expected to be in effect by 1 July 2016. The 1999 Act will be updated to include provisions for multi-party arbitration and allowEnglish to be used in set-aside proceedings before the Svea Court of Appeal. IN T ERN AT I ON A L A RB I T R AT I ON CEN T RE IN T HE P I P EL INE F OR D J I BOU T I
C LY DE & CO A S SOC I AT E A F OUND ING MEMBER OF T HE A R A B L EG A L F ORUM
The Arab Legal Forumhas been established by London-based arbitration practitioners as an international association for lawyers with an interest in the Arabworld. Khaled Moyeed, Associate at Clyde&Co is one of the foundingmembers.
NEW CEN T RE IN A US T R A L I A F OR D I SP U T E S IN T HE ENERG Y A ND RE SOURCE S SEC T OR
The African state of Djibouti is set to open an international arbitration centre. The centre is expected to open in 2016. The focus of the centre will be to resolve international disputes across the region in order to attract investment.
REFORMS TO BRA ZIL I AN ARBI TRAT ION AC T
The Perth Centre for Energy and Resources Arbitration (PCERA) has launched as the first dedicated arbitration institution inWestern Australia. The not-for-profit arbitration centre will aim tomanage disputes in the energy and resources sector.
Brazilian Congress along with the Office of the President approved reforms to the 1996 Arbitration Act. The revisions were enacted on 26May. Onemajor change is that Brazilian state entities are nowpermitted to participate in arbitration.
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