South China International Arbitration Center (Hong Kong)
(SCIAHK) is a new Hong Kong registered arbitral
institution. It is affiliated to the Shenzhen-based Shenzhen Court
of International Arbitration (SCIA, also known as
South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration
Commission), but operates as an independent institution.
SCIAHK's Board recently approved the South China International Arbitration Center (Hong
Kong) Arbitration Rules (the Rules), which
came into force on 1 May 2022.
The most notable feature of the Rules is that they were drafted
based on, and follow the structure and numbering of, the 2013
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. Hence, they will be a familiar document
to many users. Appendix 5 to the Rules sets out a list of
modifications to the 2013 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, providing a
useful overview of the Rules.
