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Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) is an institution based in Hong Kong, providing alternative dispute resolution services from administered and adhoc arbitration to mediation, adjudication and domain name dispute resolution. It was founded in 1985.

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History The Centre was established in 1985 to promote the use of arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution services in Asia. Formed as a non-profit making company limited by guarantee under Hong Kong law, HKIAC was originally funded with assistance from the business community and the Hong Kong Government.

History Today, the Centre is independent of both both the business community and the Government, and operates with its own budget and funds. It operates under a Council composed of businesses and professionals of several nationalities.

History Administration of arbitration is conducted by the Council through the Centre's Secretary-General, who is its chief executive and registrar. HKIAC also has an International Advisory Board to provide guidance and advice to HKIAC on a policy level.

Case Management HKIAC maintains one of the largest caseloads in the Asia-Pacific region, having handled over 8,500 cases since 1985. In 2015, HKIAC received a total of 520 new cases, out of which 271 were arbitrations, 227 were domain name disputes and 22 were mediations.

Case Management Within the 271 arbitration cases, 116 were fully administered by HKIAC, featuring parties from almost 40 jurisdictions. On a total, 94.8% of the administered arbitrations were international cases.

Structure Organizational structure of HKIAC includes: Council The International Advisory Board Advisory Board for the appointment (arbitrators) HKIAC Management Committee Secretariat The Committee on the appointment of arbitrators The Committee on the selection of a list of arbitrators The Joint Consultative Committee Group Maritime Arbitration Asian Centre for resolution of domain name disputes Council members HK45 (group for professionals younger than 45 years) The Hong Kong Council for mediation Committee on Accreditation of mediators

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