Jingtian & Gongcheng Sponsors Executive Roundtable on “Belt and Road International Commercial Affairs Arbitration”
Date:2017-09-28

Recently, China Chamber of International Commerce (CCIC), China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission and International Chamber of Commerce jointly hosted senior dialogue of B&R International Commercial Affairs Arbitration in Beijing. Jingtian & Gongcheng is the gold sponsor of this dialogue, partners Zhang Hongjiu and Hu Ke attended the event and participated in the discussions.

 

 Vice Chairman of CCPIT and CCIC Chen Zhou, dedicated member of the Judicial Committee of the Supreme People’s Court and president of the First Circuit Court Liu Guixiang, Vice President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration Dr. Abdel Wahab, Executive Vice President of Renming University of China Wang Liming, Chairman of the Arbitration Committee of ICC China Shen Sibao, Vice Chairman of ICC Arbitration Committee Liu Xiaohong attended the event and delivered speeches. More than 300 renowned lawyers, arbitrators, executives from multi-national corporations from China and over 10 countries also attended the event.

 

Partner of Jingtian & Gongcheng and Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of All China Lawyers Association Zhang Hongjiu participated in the special discussion of “methods, rules and selection of organizations for disputes resolutions”. Mr. Zhang explained in detail the situation of disputes resolution in countries along B&R, summarized the differences and similarities and proposed practical solutions. He also categorized the disputes to be settled by arbitration, and differentiated potential issues in infrastructure, intellectual property, securities and futures, etc. He also talked about challenges in terms of arbitration organizations and legal service organizations, and provided further market analysis and advice.

 

Partner of Jingtian & Gongcheng Hu Ke attended the special discussion of “investment disputes resolution”. Starting from anti-corruption from the perspective of investment protection, he talked about the potential issues and risks in international investment arbitration. Referencing the case of Metal-Tech, he pointed out that investment through corrupt means may be ruled out of the protection of investment clauses, and corruption behavior after investment would also put the investor at a disadvantage in international arbitration and hurt its relief. He also answered questions concerning the coordination between commercial affairs arbitration under commercial contracts and investment arbitration under the investment protection clause.

 

Jingtian & Gongcheng is one of the first law firms dealing with international cases in China and has been leading the industry in providing foreign legal services. Since its establishment 25 years ago, Jingtian & Gongcheng has assisted many Chinese companies to raise funds overseas, make acquisitions and investments, and has been involved in domestic and international disputes resolution on behaof of Chinese companies. Jingtian & Gongcheng will actively participate in the B&R to provide quality legal services to its clients with its knowledge and experience, and to make further contributions to the country’s development.

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