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FDRC e-Newsletter Issue 03 – The Arbitration Law of the People’s Republic of China (as Amended in 2025)

Our third e-Newsletter is out!  This edition highlights a few articles of the Arbitration Law of the People’s Republic of China, as amended in 2025, that may be of interest to practitioners.

Key Highlights include:

• Recognition of seat of arbitration
• Setting aside and non-enforcement of arbitral awards
• Introduction of online arbitration
• Operation of foreign arbitration institutions in free trade zones
• Introduction of ad hoc arbitration
• Institutional opportunities for Hong Kong arbitrators and professionals

Mr. Huen Wong, SBS, BBS, JP, an arbitrator of the FDRC, welcomes this transformative reform, noting the significance of ad hoc arbitration for foreign related disputes.

Read the full newsletter here and explore the implications: https://fdrc.org.hk/en/doc/FDRC%20Newsletter%2003_EN_V2.pdf

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