Thisbookprovidesanessentialintroductiontocommercialarbitrationlawandpractices,focusingonHongKongasanexampleofamodellawjurisdictionwithapro-arbitrationstance.ItiswritteninsimpleEnglishandclearlyarrangedinastep-by-stepformat.Newcomerstothislegalfieldwillfindtheprinciplescoveredinthebookeasytounderstand.Itbeginswithanoverviewofthevarious“AlternativeDisputeResolution”choicesavailableinHongKong.Theremainderofthebookcoversalltheaspectsthatoneneedstoknowaboutcommercialarbitration,includingtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofarbitrationingeneral;thelawsandrules;theappointmentofasolearbitratororatribunal;thearbitrator’sjurisdiction,duties,andauthorities,andhowtheyaredefinedwithintheArbitrationOrdinance(Cap.609);thearbitrationprocess;thecontentsofanarbitralawardandtherecognitionandenforcementoftheaward;andcost-savingtechniquesinarbitration.
