CHINA
Law and Practice Contributed by: Paul Zhou and Leslie Shen SGLA Law Firm
Contents 1. General p.238 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.238 1.2 Key Industries p.238 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.239 1.4 National Courts p.239 2. Governing Legislation p.239 2.1 Governing Law p.239 2.2 Changes to National Law p.240 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.241 3.1 Enforceability p.241 3.2 Arbitrability p.241 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.242 3.4 Validity p.242 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.242 4.1 Limits on Selection p.242 4.2 Default Procedures p.242 4.3 Court Intervention p.243 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.243 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.243 5. Jurisdiction p.244 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.244 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.244 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.244 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.244 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.244 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.245 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.245
7. Procedure p.246 7.1 Governing Rules p.246 7.2 Procedural Steps p.246 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.246 7.4 Legal Representatives p.247 8. Evidence p.247 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.247 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.247 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.248 9. Confidentiality p.248 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.248 10. The Award p.249 10.1 Legal Requirements p.249 10.2 Types of Remedies p.249 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.249 11. Review of an Award p.249 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.249 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.250
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.250 12. Enforcement of an Award p.250 12.1 New York Convention p.250 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.251 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.251 13. Miscellaneous p.252 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.252 13.2 Ethical Codes p.252 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.252 13.4 Consolidation p.252 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.252
6.1 Types of Relief p.245 6.2 Role of Courts p.245 6.3 Security for Costs p.246
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