The Supreme Peoples' Court of the People's Republic of
China (SPC) has recently announced that the Hong Kong International
Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) is to be included in
the China International Commercial Court's
(CICC) "One-Stop" Platform for
Diversified International Commercial Dispute Resolution
("One-Stop" Platform).
According to the Rules of the Supreme People's Court on
International Commercial Court Procedure (Trial
Implementation), the inclusion of HKIAC into the
"One-Stop" Platform means that parties to cases
administered by HKIAC with an amount in dispute over RMB 300
million or otherwise likely to be of significant influence, may
apply for interim relief and/or the enforcement of arbitral awards
directly to the CICC. While parties to HKIAC proceedings could
already apply to the competent Intermediate People's Court for
interim relief, this new route is a more effective alternative
(where appropriate) to the current arrangements between the
Mainland
