International Arbitration Newsletter - November 2018 | Institutional and Other News

New rules for HKIAC

The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has announced that a new version of its administered arbitration rules.

The 2018 rules, and a practice note on the appointment of arbitrators, came into force on 1 November 2018, and introduce amendments relevant to the use of technology, third party funding, multi-party and multi-contract arbitrations, the early determination of disputes, alternative means of dispute resolution, emergency arbitrator proceedings, and time limits for the delivery of awards.

TEAM NEWS

Accolades:

• Margarita Soto Moya (Madrid) has been listed in the Arbitration Future Leaders - Non-Partners chapter of the 2019 edition of Who's Who Legal.

Recent speaking engagements

• Joe Tirado (London) moderated a panel discussion on corruption and money laundering in international arbitration as part of the Delos inaugural seminars series hosted in our Madrid office on 6 November 2018.

Publications:

• Garrigues (Carlos de los Santos, Margarita Soto and Elisa Vicente, Madrid) contributes Spain chapter to Delos Guide to Arbitration Places. The guide analyzes 54 national jurisdictions, identifying a total of 32 safe seats.