
Japan advances ADR reform
Robert Li
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Not content with bringing its arbitration framework up to date with the 2006 UNCITRAL Model Law, Japan is also poised to strengthen its mediation provisions, raising its profile as an international seat for disputes.
Japan has brought its 20-year-old arbitration act into line with modern practice, positioning it to compete effectively with its more well-known Asian neighbours. Rather than effecting a root-and-branch revision, the new provisions update Japan’s Act 138 (2003), commonly k
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