Philippine courts are generally allowed to vacate or set aside an arbitral award issued in a domestic arbitration or an international commercial arbitration seated in the Philippines if …
We are pleased to announce the launch of new topics in our Country Chapters. These include responding to court proceedings in breach of the arbitration agreement, jurisdiction and powers of tribunals, and many more.
Authored Publication – Our firm has contributed a chapter titled “The rise of arbitration in the Asia-Pacific” to “The Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review 2023” as published by the Global Arbitration Review (“GAR”), a leading resource on international arbitration news.
The Philippine Supreme Court has issued new rules limiting the scope of permitted judicial review of awards issued by the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission and amending the procedural course for appeals questioning these awards.
Authored Publication – Our firm contributes two chapters titled “The Rise of Arbitration in the Asia-Pacific” and “Maintaining the Policy of Minimising Curial Intervention in Malaysia” to the Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review 2022, a special report published by the Global Arbitration Review.
On 7 August 2019, the Philippines, through Department of Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra, signed the “United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation” (“Singapore Mediation Convention”). Domestic arbitral institutions such as the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc., have lauded …
Authored Publication – Our firm contributes an article titled “The Rise of Arbitration in the Asia-Pacific” to The Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review 2021, a Global Arbitration Review special report. Arbitration’s popularity in Asia can be explained by a multiple factors, including growth in the region …
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