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Dr. LAW Wai Hung was appointed as an honorary member of the Hong Kong Quality And Talent Migrants Association and attended the first Hong Kong International Talent Summit Forum
Hong Kong Quality And Talent Migrants Association has been establishing platforms and sharing resources for migrants in Hong Kong. At the same time, they aim to help migrants to integrate with society through the Talents and Experts Program, which helps improve Hong Kong’s competitiveness in the international market too.
The association appoints influential political and business leaders, social talents, experts and scholars as honorary members of the association. The chairman of the IDRRMI, Dr. Law Wai Hung, was appointed to serve as the honorary advisor of the association. Dr. Law was also invited as a guest speaker at the Summit Forum "Combination · Sharing · Co-creation".
Details in Chinese: here
IDRRMI and Hengqin New Area Guozhong Civil and Commercial Mediation Center: Signing Ceremony of Framework Cooperation Agreement and Seminar
International Dispute Resolution and Risk Management Association and Hengqin New Area Guozhong Civil and Commercial Mediation Center signed the Framework Cooperation Agreement and co-organized a seminar discussing the establishment of a commercial mediation mechanism in Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Shenzhen Cooperation Zone. The online and live seminar was successfully held on the morning of 28 December 2021.
Event highlights in Chinese: here
Season's Greetings from IDRRMI
We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Sino Inno Lab Webinar
The Institute of Shopping Centre Management (ISCM) successfully organized a webinar on 13 December 2021, showcasing Sino Inno Lab’s diverse, cutting-edge, innovative products and solutions that can be applied to hotels residences, shopping malls, property management and construction to enhance services, enrich customers’ experience, improve efficiency and explore new opportunities in smart living, creating a smarter community. IDRRMI was one of the supporting organizations of the event.
Webinar on Mediation, Arbitration and Adjudication for the Construction and Project Management Industry
International Dispute Resolution & Risk Management Institute (IDRRMI), Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), Hong Kong Adjudication Centre (HKADJC), Hong Kong Institution of Building & Services Engineers(HKIBSE) and Hong Kong Engineering Associations Alliance (HKEAA) co-organized the Webinar "Mediation, Arbitration and Adjudication for the Construction and Project Management Industry” on the 27th November 2021 successfully.
The 4th Shanghai-Hong Kong Webinar for Legal Talents Exchange: Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Around the Globe” Webinar
As one of the supporting organizations of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s Innovation and Intellectual Property Week, International Dispute Resolution and Risk Management Institute, the Hong Kong Mediation Centre, and the Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Mediation Centre successfully organized the “The 4th Shanghai-Hong Kong Webinar for Legal Talents Exchange: Protection and Enforcement of Intellectual Property Around the Globe” Webinar on November 25, 2021. The webinar was supported by the Justice Bureau of Jing’an District in Shanghai. This event created a platform for legal and intellectual property professionals in Hong Kong and Shanghai to showcase their expertise and complement each other.
“The first case of personal bankruptcy mediation case in China“ Webinar
The webinar, jointly organized by the International Dispute Resolution and Risk Management Association (IDRRMI), AllBright Law Offices, Lucu Culture (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKCPA) and ShineWing Hong Kong, was successfully held on November 20, 2021. The seminar discussed China’s first personal bankruptcy settlement case and its significance.
Event highlights: here
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Asia Pacific Day Webinar 2021
The 2021 Asia Pacific Day of the UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Day (AP day) was successfully held on 10 Nov 2021. The theme this year is “The Role of Dispute Resolution in Assisting MSMEs and Economic Recovery”. The webinar highlighted the effectiveness and efficiency of Dispute Resolution around the globe. More than 200 participants had joined the webinar, enabling different parties from the legal sector to share the discussion virtually.
Event highlights: here
Cross-border Mediation: The New Way Forward for Businesses
This webinar co-organised by ICC Malaysia, International Dispute Resolution and Risk Management Institute (IDRRMI), Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI) and ICFML was successfully held on 18th November 2021. It marks the second part of the series on mediation and consisted of a fireside chat with experts from 4 continents as well as multi-jurisdictional practitioners and end-users.
2021 Colloquium on International Law
In the past two years, the pandemic has turned the world upside down and changed the way we conduct our affairs and business. The COVID-19 pandemic lingers unto this very day – its impact has long outlived what its name bears. While the medical sector has been endeavoring to battle against the virus to save human lives, the business sector has been striving to thrive against all odds. How about the response of the legal sector? As the China-US trade negotiations are restarting, the WTO is being revitalised and the buiness community is looking forward to the extension of application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) to the Hong Kong SAR.
The 2021 Colloquium on International Law was organized by The Asian Academy of International Law and Chinese Society of International Law, and supported by more than 20 organizations such as IDRRMI, HKMC etc,. The Colloquium was held on 19 November 2021 under the theme ‘Development of International Trade Law in the [Post-]Pandemic Era’, examining the applicability of the current provisions during the pandemic time as well as afterwards.
The Future of International Commercial Mediation in Asia -Focusing on Online mediation and Collaborations among International Mediation Centers (IMCs)
The Chairman of the IDRRMI, Dr. Francis Law, was on the speaking panel of the Seminar for Celebrating the 3rd Anniversary of the JIMC-Kyoto “The Future of International Commercial Mediation in Asia -Focusing on Online mediation and Collaborations among International Mediation Centers (IMCs)”, successfully organised by the Japan International Mediation Center in Kyoto (JIMC-Kyoto), Japan Association of Arbitrators (JAA) and Doshisha University Research Center for International Transactions and Law (RECITAL) on 19 November 2021.
Video Highlight of the International Dispute Resolution Conference 2019 - New Era of Global Collaboration
About International Dispute Resolution & Risk Management Institute
International Dispute Resolution & Risk Management Institute (IDRRMI) is a leading global professional body in the field of dispute resolution which receives support and recognition from Mainland authorities and prominent dispute resolution organizations such as Hong Kong Mediation Centre, Mainland - Hong Kong Joint Mediation Center and universities in Australia, China and the United Kingdom. IDRRMI is dedicated to providing the Belt and Road enterprises and other global organizations with one-stop solutions for dispute resolution, risk management, internal control, and corporate governance. IDRRMI has also established an accreditation mechanism to assess and certify dispute resolution specialists of different levels. The Advisory Board of IDRRMI consists of distinguished leaders in the commercial sector, legal profession and public services. IDRRMI comprises dispute resolution experts from more than 20 countries and regions and collaborates with over 40 partner organizations in Hong Kong, China and overseas. To popularize the concept of diversified dispute resolution, IDRRMI has launched the first international platform in connection with China’s diversified dispute resolution mechanism.