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In the last two decades arbitration has come of age in Asia-Pacific. Most Asian jurisdictions have legislated to make their laws arbitration-friendly, and new arbitral institutions have sprung up across the region. Several of these now attract high levels of support from the international business community, and are in direct competition with the best-known institutions of Europe and America.

With all this new choice, some of it close to home, how do you choose the best arbitration venue for your contract or your business? Fortunately most businessmen do not become embroiled in arbitration very often, so it is hard to get a first-hand impression of what is available. In practice the choice often seems to be based on habit or stale anecdotal information. The parties only find out what they have signed up for when a dispute arises!

To provide a more scientific basis for choosing, in this briefing we compare the offerings of the three leading Asian institutions: the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC).

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