A well respected and proficient legislative draftsman, he was a member and later Chair of the Focus Group established by the BVI Financial Services Commission in 2011 to see to the enactment of
modern arbitration legislation for the British Virgin Islands and related issues.
The working group
on arbitration legislation of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada (ULCC) has circulated a Discussion Paper on proposed changes to the Uniform Arbitration Act (for domestic arbitrations in Canada).
«The continual refinement of
arbitration legislation as explored in this new title has been an important contributing factor in Singapore's rise to prominence as a leading seat of arbitration,» said Stephenson Harwood partner and author of the book, Timothy Cooke.
For those practising in the field of international arbitration, the book provides a new analytical commentary on the International Arbitration Act (IAA) and other
key arbitration legislation, including the recent amendments to the Civil Law Act permitting third party funding of international arbitration disputes.
Titled «International Arbitration in Singapore: Legislation and Materials», the all - in - one reference book draws together, for the first time, all the international
arbitration legislation in Singapore, along with a comprehensive collection of related laws and materials.
Hong Kong has already established itself as the go - to place for disputes arising out of Chinese outbound investment, thanks to its strong tradition in the rule of law, independent judiciary,
modern arbitration legislation and large pool of world - class arbitrators and legal professionals.
Hong Kong has shown a strong commitment to reviewing
its arbitration legislation to keep pace and, in some respects, lead on developments in arbitration law and practice.
[77] Quebec's
arbitration legislation, which applies both to non-international and international arbitration, has no appeal provisions.
Sweeping changes have been made to India's
arbitration legislation, the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 (the «1996 Act»).
Justice Allsop refers to the recent situation in Australia where the courts interpreted the words «manifest error» in
the arbitration legislation to mean, not only obvious error, but any error capable of be discerned in the award.
«By its terms the Lease anticipated an appeal would be governed by
the arbitration legislation in force at the time of the arbitration.