A comparative study on the recent development of international arbitration between Hong Kong and Australia in the past decade

by Grace Wong Wing Huen[1] Introduction This article aims to build upon and update a comparative study conducted in 2014, ‘International Commercial Arbitration in Asia: Hong Kong, Australia and India Compared’ by Jack Wright Nelson, by examining the recent developments of international arbitration in Hong Kong and Australia. Through considering historical contexts and key areas of difference in jurisdictions, Nelson posits Hong Kong as a “Tier 1 international arbitration hub” due to a supportive government and judiciary, characterised by [...]

How Stakeholders Can Utilise Interdisciplinary Research to Better Resolve Environmental Disputes – A Case Study

by Deborah Lockhart and Grace Wallman[1] Introduction Confining discussion of mediation to its benefits in family or commercial settings would be to omit one of the most important roles that ADR is likely to play throughout the next century - its potential for effectively resolving environmental disputes. In the past year alone, humanity has experienced the devastating impacts of our changing climate - from wildfires in Maui, to life-threatening heat waves and drastically decreasing biodiversity in the Antarctic, and [...]

APCMC 2023 – Insights from a Team Coach

7th Annual ADC-ICC Asia-Pacific Commercial Mediation Competition Irene Ma, University of Sydney APCMC 2023 concluded on 28th August, marking the end of a stimulating and highly successful three-day student event held online. Hosted by the Australian Disputes Centre (ADC) and the International Chamber of Commerce Australia (ICC), the competition attracts talented student teams from leading universities across the globe. This competition provides a unique and valuable learning experience for our students to learn negotiation skills in a commercial mediation [...]

Henry Jolsen Prize 2023 – Prize-giving Speech

by Tasman Fleming, Victorian Bar I would like to begin by acknowledging the Woi Wurrung Wurunjeri people of the Kulin Nation, the traditional owners of the land including earth, water and sky, on which I live and work and pay my respects to the elders past present and emerging, I extend that to elders of first nations who may be present. Your Honour, Distinguished guests, competitors and competition judges and mediators. On behalf of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee [...]

Mediation in North Africa: the evolution of traditional values in a diverse contemporary context

By Rohit Ray, 3rd Year, BA.LLB (Hons.) West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences 1.     Introduction Northern Africa is not new to mediation as a form of dispute resolution, as the concept comes from principles engrained in Islam, established in the Holy Quran and Hadith. The concept of Sulh denotes amicable dispute resolution using methods like negotiation, mediation, and arbitration, and represents the ideal way of progressing through conflict.[1] Today, mediation is at the forefront of dispute resolution initiatives [...]

AUSTRALIAN ARBITRATION WEEK 2021 BLOG

Welcome to the Australian Disputes Centre’s Blog on Australian Arbitration Week 2021  ADC's Associates and Interns covered events throughout Australian Arbitration Week 2021 on this blog. The Blog is full of insights and references from the myriad of speakers presenting throughout the week. We have also added a few links for additional reading. We have tried to keep acronyms to a minimum, but for those new to the topic: International Commercial Arbitration "ICA",  and  Australia Arbitration Week "AAW". Please [...]

India’s Path to Mediation

by Alicia Sharma* The effective administration of justice has been shown to be vital to nurturing economic growth and thus ought to remain a priority for all developing nations. India’s lack of a structured and systematic approach towards development is particularly evident from India’s justice system. India’s enormous population, which accounts for over 17% of the global population (World Population Review, 2018), gives rise to particular complexities in India’s legal system. Considering the maxim ‘justice delayed is justice denied’, one [...]

Michael Talbot – Effective Dispute Resolution: A view from Australia

In a recent road show to New Delhi, Michael Talbot spoke at a joint conference presented by the Australian Disputes Centre, the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration and the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution when he discussed Australia’s ADR landscape; citing the efficient administration of justice via legal frameworks and professional mediator accreditation as central to the prompt and efficient means of resolving disputes. In discussing the significance of effective dispute resolution at the Conference, and later to [...]

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