The invisible seat

November 09, 2010 | BY

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The landmark Ningbo decision last year saw China – for the first time and through the Zhejiang court – enforce two PRC-seated awards granted by a foreign arbitral institution. Here, the case handler analyses the arbitration proceeding, offers insights and ponders the possibility of non-Chinese arbitration institutions being able to administer in China

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Although it is quite clear that Chinese law does not recognise ad hoc arbitration where the seat is in the PRC, there exists some debate over whether the type of