CHINA
Law and Practice Contributed by: Tim Yimin Liu, Sybil Xueting Yuan and Cassie Wenjing Li Global Law Office
Contents 1. General p.140 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.140 1.2 Key Industries p.140 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.140 1.4 National Courts p.141 2. Governing Legislation p.141 2.1 Governing Law p.141 2.2 Changes to National Law p.142 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.142 3.1 Enforceability p.142 3.2 Arbitrability p.143 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.143 3.4 Validity p.143 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.143 4.1 Limits on Selection p.143 4.2 Default Procedures p.144 4.3 Court Intervention p.144 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.144 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.145 5. Jurisdiction p.145 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.145 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.145 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.146 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.146 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.146 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.147 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.147
8. Evidence p.149 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.149 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.150 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.150 9. Confidentiality p.151 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.151 10. The Award p.151 10.1 Legal Requirements p.151 10.2 Types of Remedies p.152 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.152 11. Review of an Award p.152 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.152 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.153
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.153 12. Enforcement of an Award p.153 12.1 New York Convention p.153 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.154 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.154 13. Miscellaneous p.155 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.155 13.2 Ethical Codes p.155 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.156 13.4 Consolidation p.156 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.156
6.1 Types of Relief p.147 6.2 Role of Courts p.147 6.3 Security for Costs p.148 7. Procedure p.148
7.1 Governing Rules p.148 7.2 Procedural Steps p.148 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.149 7.4 Legal Representatives p.149
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