CIETAC Administered Arbitrations: Internal Conflicts Cause Uncertainty

Disputes between the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”) and its sub-commissions in Shanghai (“CIETAC Shanghai”) and Shenzhen (“CIETAC South China”) currently cause significant legal uncertainty. In a post at the Kluwer Arbitration Blog, we discuss this topic, and the legal risks these internal issues at CIETAC create  for parties that have agreed on CIETAC arbitration clauses.