19 September 2022
TIAC and HKIAC sign cooperation agreement to adopt the TIAC-HKIAC Cross-Institutional Arbitration Rules
TIAC is pleased to announce that it has entered into a cooperation agreement (Agreement) with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) to place on record the exclusive arrangement between two institutions under the TIAC-HKIAC Cross Institutional Arbitration Rules (TIAC-HKIAC Rules), which will come to force in September 2022. Mariel Dimsey, HKIAC Secretary-General, and Diana Bayzakova, TIAC Director, signed the Agreement online from Hong Kong and Tashkent, respectively.
Under the TIAC-/HKIAC Rules, TIAC and HKIAC will jointly administer cases and TIAC will refer to HKIAC on certain procedural issues arising in arbitrations filed pursuant to the TIAC-HKIAC Rules. HKIAC will make its decisions without charging administrative fees except in limited, pre-defined circumstances.
TIAC was established in 2018 under the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan and since then has been developing rapidly in line with Uzbekistan’s growth and increased attracting foreign investment, especially in high-tech industries. TIAC’s caseload includes disputes with parties from the Netherlands, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, China, Turkey, Uzbekistan.
HKIAC’s extensive expertise in disputes involving Chinese parties and growing experience with CIS disputes, together with TIAC’s technological development strategies, will offer new dispute resolution opportunities for arbitration users across the CIS and Asian regions.
12 October 2021
Global Arbitration Review (GAR) has published an article about Uzbek Arbitration Week (UzAW), organised by the Ministry of Justice, Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC) at the CCI of Uzbekistan.
The article has featured UzAW as a forum that enabled Uzbekistan to showcase its updated arbitration offering, including a new law based on the UNCITRAL Model Law and new rules and rosters at the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre, and highlight its advantages as a seat for CIS-related disputes.
Uzbek Arbitration Week has been billed as one of the first in-person arbitration events since the pandemic started.
The event (which preceded Paris Arbitration Week by one week) showcased not only the new law but new rules of TIAC, designed to cater for the growing number of technology-related disputes and setting out cutting-edge procedures for handling complex and potentially sensitive technological data and evidence, which may include trade secrets, and maintaining cybersecurity.
TIAC also unveiled a roster of 60 leading arbitrators from different parts of the world from which parties to cases can (if they wish) select tribunal members and a roster of younger arbitration specialists who are willing to sit as tribunal secretaries in cases administered by the centre.
To access the full article, please follow the link.
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Global Arbitration Review (GAR) опубликовало статью об Узбекской неделе арбитража, организованной Министерством юстиции, Торгово-промышленной палатой и Ташкентским международным арбитражным центром (TIAC) при ТПП Республики Узбекистан.
В статье говорится, что Узбекская неделя арбитража явилась форумом, которая позволила Узбекистану продемонстрировать результаты реформ в сфере международного арбитража, в том числе новый закон, основанный на Типовом законе ЮНСИТРАЛ, новый арбитражный регламент и панель арбитров Ташкентского международного арбитражного центра (TIAC) при Торгово-промышленной палате Узбекистана; а также выделить cвои преимущества как места для разрешения споров, возникающих в странах СНГ.
Узбекская неделю арбитража явилась одним из первых очных событий с начала пандемии посвященных международному арбитражу.
Мероприятие (которое предшествовало Парижской неделе арбитража на одну неделю) дало возможность продемонстрировать не только новый закон, но и новый арбитражный регламент TIAC. Новые правила предназначены специально для администрирования растущего числа споров, связанных с технологиями, для установления передовых процедур для решения сложных и потенциально чувствительных задач, связанных с технологическими данными и доказательствами, которые могут включать коммерческую тайну, а также для обеспечения кибербезопасности.
TIAC также продемонстрировал реестр из 60 ведущих арбитров из разных частей мира, из которого стороны в делах могут (при желании) выбирать членов трибунала, а также реестр молодых специалистов по арбитражу, которые готовы выполнять функции секретарей трибуналов в делах, находящихся в ведении центра.
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6 - September 2021
Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC) at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan and TIAC45 launch the TIAC Roster of Tribunal Secretaries
As part of the inaugural Uzbek Arbitration Week, on 10 September 2021, TIAC and TIAC45 held a hybrid seminar to discuss the role of Tribunal Secretaries, the keynote address was delivered by Prof. Pierre Tercier. The seminar concluded with the launch of the Roster of Tribunal Secretaries. The Roster is the first database of arbitration practitioners offering their services as Tribunal Secretaries. Its goal is to provide a platform for experienced and aspiring Tribunal Secretaries and to offer the arbitrators and arbitration institutions an easily accessible pool of talent. The Roster is one of the ongoing projects of the TIAC45 Working Group which includes TIAC45 Vice-Chair Olga Kim, Rahul Donde, Nata Gibradze, Michael Wietzorek, and Ivan Yurevich.
Diana Bayzakova, TIAC Director appointed in November 2018 to lead the centre, commented: “The TIAC Court members and Secretariat are dedicated to taking actionable steps to diversify arbitral appointments and the Roster of Tribunal Secretaries is one of such initiatives aimed at providing young practitioners with access and first-hand knowledge of arbitral proceedings.”
Olga Kim, TIAC45 Vice-Chair, added that “We are very excited to be a part of the TIAC and TIAC45’s ongoing commitment to promoting diversity in international arbitration. This is just the first milestone of the work planned by our working group. We are planning to continue various efforts in research, training, promotion and development of the network of Tribunal Secretaries in future and we encourage young practitioners to join TIAC45 membership and participate in development of this and other exciting projects.”
TIAC was established in November 2018 and launched officially in Paris in April 2019. Since April 2019, TIAC has received 22 Requests for Arbitration (22 commercial cases and 1 sport arbitration case) and 2 applications for emergency relief. All the commercial cases were international in nature with parties hailing from Italy, Netherlands, Moldova, Turkey, Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Singapore, Uzbekistan, China, and Hong Kong. Notably, in one of the latest cases, the parties were from the Russian Federation and Singapore. TIAC45 was launched in March 2021. To join TIAC45, please apply here: https://arbitration.kartra.com/page/tZx11. For further information, please write to info@tiac.uz.
6 - 10 September 2021
Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC) at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan and TIAC45 launch the TIAC Diversity Toolkit to assist the TIAC Court and Secretariat in making institutional arbitrator appointments
As a grand finale to the inaugural Uzbek Arbitration Week, TIAC and TIAC45 launched a new Diversity Toolkit on 10 September 2021 to assist the TIAC Secretariat and Court members in making broader choices in terms of international arbitrator appointments. The TIAC Diversity Toolkit was developed by the members of the TIAC45 arbitration practitioners’ group including TIAC45 Chairperson Kirsten Teo, Bryan Branon, Diana Tsutieva, Jennifer Ivers, Orlando Cabrera, Preetika Mishra and Rocio Digon. The TIAC Diversity Toolkit is an internal resource for the TIAC Secretariat and Court members.
Diana Bayzakova, TIAC Director appointed in November 2018 to lead the centre, commented: “The TIAC Court members and Secretariat continually strive to diversify arbitrator appointments - for instance in terms of gender diversity, female arbitrators make up 40% of the total number of TIAC arbitrator appointments made to-date. Diversity is at the heart of everything we do and the development of the TIAC Diversity Toolkit is an innovation that seeks to further enhance the process in which TIAC considers and makes institutional arbitrator appointments in TIAC-administered cases. I thank the TIAC45 working group members for their innovation and assistance in developing this Diversity Toolkit to assist TIAC in ensuring greater diversity in arbitrator appointments.”
Kirsten Teo, TIAC45 Chairperson, added that “We at TIAC45 are grateful for the opportunity and responsibility entrusted on us, and strive to meaningfully contribute to all TIAC diversity initiatives especially the creation of the TIAC Diversity Toolkit. From conceptualization to implementation, we will continue to collaborate with the TIAC Secretariat on the structure of the Diversity Toolkit. I too thank and convey much appreciation to the TIAC45 members who have directly contributed to the creation of the Diversity Toolkit this year and take this opportunity to welcome arbitration practitioners under 45 worldwide, who are keen on making positive change in the current arbitration practice, to join the collegial team at TIAC45.”
TIAC was established in November 2018 and launched officially in Paris in April 2019. Since April 2019, TIAC has received 22 Requests for Arbitration (22 commercial cases and 1 sport arbitration case) and 2 applications for emergency relief. All the commercial cases were international in nature with parties hailing from Italy, Netherlands, Moldova, Turkey, Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Singapore, Uzbekistan, China, and Hong Kong. Notably, in one of the latest cases, the parties were from the Russian Federation and Singapore. TIAC45 was launched in March 2021. To join TIAC45, please apply here: https://arbitration.kartra.com/page/tZx11. For further information, please write to info@tiac.uz.
2 March 2021
Please join TIAC on 16 and 17 March 2021 (11:00 CET) for Week 9 of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators #YMGWorldTour: Spotlight on Eastern Europe and CIS! We will discuss “Recent Developments and Future Trends” with an incredible line-up of speakers: Olena Perepelynska, Milena Djordjevic, Denis Parchajev, Sophie Tkemaladze, Michal Kocur, Alexander Grebelsky, Valikhan Shaikenov, Aram Orbelyan, Diana Bayzakova, Anar Janmammadov and Oksana Kotel.
Description and registration information are available here: https://lnkd.in/dirmNGF.
29 June 2020
Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC) became a successor of the International Commercial Arbitration Court (ICAC) under the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan (Chamber)
By the Order of the Chairman of the Chamber any disputes that fall under the jurisdiction of the ICAC are to be referred for administration and resolution by TIAC in accordance with the TIAC Rules of Arbitration.
Administrative staff of ICAC and TIAC are to establish an interchange between arbitral institutions on the matters arising out of jurisdictional issues.
6 November 2018
Tashkent International Arbitration Center created under Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree yesterday creating the Tashkent International Arbitration Center (TIAC) under the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan.
The center, as the non-governmental non-profit organization, will assist the TIAC Court of Arbitration with the administration of disputes arising from contractual and other relations of business entities operating in Uzbekistan and beyond, including disputes related to investments, intellectual property and blockchain-related issues.