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         波罗的海国际航运公会（BIMCO）已开始拟定新的法律和仲裁条款。新条款会提供一个简短统一的方法以解决纠纷，同时将香港列为第四个指定开庭地（named arbitration venue）。香港成为开庭地反映了其作为争议解决中心的知名度不断提升，近期香港已成为国际海事仲裁中心之一。

 

        拟定新条款的目的在于使新条款适用于伦敦、纽约、新加坡和香港的仲裁。新条款将以通用的数字版本推出，仲裁双方可以在电脑下拉菜单中选择仲裁开庭地；除通用版本外，还有为每个仲裁地专门设置的单独版本。系统中有一个“其他”选项，可供仲裁双方填写双方自行约定的仲裁开庭地。

 

        BIMCO法律文书委员会（BIMCO’s Documentary Committee）主席弗朗西斯·萨尔（Francis Sarre）表示：“仲裁是国际航运和BIMCO所有条款的一个重要组成部分。因此我非常高兴我们启动了条款拟定计划，并召集了四个仲裁开庭地的代表共商新条款草拟的相关事宜。”

 

        调解条款作为新仲裁条款的延伸，也是BIMCO纠纷解决条款的一部分，将单独列出，并作为独立条款重新修订。

 

        BIMCO法律文书委员会（BIMCO’s Documentary Committee）将于9月22日召开第二次会议，并在会上提交新条款以便审核通过。

 

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New BIMCO Law & Arbitration Clause Under Way

 

BIMCO has started work to develop a new Law & Arbitration Clause. The new clause will provide a short and “one size fits all” approach to dispute resolution, while adding Hong Kong as the fourth named arbitration venue. The addition of Hong Kong reflects its increased popularity as a centre for dispute resolution and that it is currently ranked among the top maritime arbitration centres in the world.

 

The goal is for the new clause to be suitable for London, New York, Singapore, and Hong Kong arbitration. It will be available in a generic digital version, where the parties can make their choice amongst the named arbitration venues listed in a dropdown menu, as well as in freestanding versions for each arbitration venue. An “Other” option will remain for parties to fill in the law and arbitration venue of their own choice.

 

“Arbitration is a vital part of international shipping and BIMCO contracts. I am therefore very pleased that we have launched the process and gathered representatives of the four arbitration venues for a first joint discussion of the new draft clause,” said Francis Sarre, Chairman of BIMCO’s Documentary Committee.

 

As part of the development of the new law and arbitration clause the mediation provision, which currently forms part of the BIMCO Dispute Resolution Clause, will be singled out and republished as a freestanding clause.

 

The new clauses will be presented for adoption by the Documentary Committee at its next meeting on 22 September.