Lawyer Zhang Zheng Is Invited to Participate in and Deliver a Speech at the Seminar with the Theme of “Arbitration’s Opportunities and Challenges against the Background of the ‘Belt and Road

2018 09/03
On Aug.31,2018,the Professional Arbitration Committee of All China Lawyers Association(ACLA)successfully hosted the seminar with the theme of“Arbitration’s Opportunities and Challenges against the Background of the‘Belt and Road’”with the assistance of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission(CIETAC)at the InterContinental Hotels&Resorts in Overseas Chinese Town,Shenzhen.Nearly 200 people attended the seminar,including senior legal professionals and leaders of relevant institutions such as Zhang Xuebing,Vice Chairman of ACLA and Director of Professional Arbitration Committee of ACLA,Zhu Zhengfu,Vice Chairman of ACLA,Wang Chengjie,Deputy Director,Secretary General of CIETAC and head of CIETAC’s Court of Arbitration,Lin Zhiwei,Secretary General of Beijing Arbitration Commission(BAC),Yang Ling,Deputy Secretary of Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre(HKIAC),Wu Qian,Deputy Legal Counsel of Singapore International Arbitration Centre(SIAC),Xi Xiangyang,Judge of International Commercial Court of the Supreme People’s Court and Lin Changchi,Chairman of Shenzhen Lawyers Association.Zhang Zheng,Vice Chairman of Beijing Lawyers Association and Senior Partner of Gaopeng&Partners,was invited to participate in the seminar and made a speech.

With the theme of“Arbitration’s Opportunities and Challenges against the Background of the‘Belt and Road’”,the seminar has four subjects:“Establishment of Settlement Mechanisms and Institutions for International Disputes”,“Latest Development of China’s Arbitration”,“Professionalization of Arbitration Institutions and Online Arbitration”and“Overseas Arbitration and Chinese Lawyers”.In the subject of the“Latest Development of China’s Arbitration”hosted by Deputy Director Lawyer He Wei of the Professional Arbitration Committee of ACLA,Lawyer Zhang delivered a speech named“A Discuss on Judicial Supervision on Arbitration from the Practical Aspect”.Lawyer Zhang firstly teased out the connotation of the“judicial supervision on arbitration”following the implementation of new rules of Civil Procedure Law in 2013;then expressed opinions on two newest problems in arbitration–“enforcement supervisory procedures for relevant rulings on non-enforcement of arbitration awards”and“effectiveness of‘advance arbitration’”;finally proposed three suggestions–“prudent application of clauses breaching statutory procedure”,“giving the substantive jurisdiction back to arbitration to avoid employing other’s duty”and“filling the gap of rights to guarantee civil rights and interests of the third party”.Lawyer Zhang’s speech received an enthusiastic response from attendees.

The seminar greatly attracted authoritative arbitration experts in China and beyond who made speeches and exchanged their opinions on hot issues of arbitration at home and abroad.The seminar successfully concluded in a warm atmosphere.

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