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Ten tips for resolving Belt and Road disputes

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Published on: 27 September 2018

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Table of contents

What is China’s BRI?
What are the implications for dispute resolution?
What are your top ten tips for resolving disputes on the Belt and Road?
Tip 1: Tailor the contract’s dispute resolution clause
Tip 2: Make use of international treaty protection
Tip 3: Carefully select the arbitrators
Tip 4: Record everything
Tip 5: Follow very carefully the contract requirements for giving notice of claims
Tip 6: Co-ordination between international and local law firms
Tip 7: Choosing when to settle

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Article summary

Arbitration analysis: With an estimated US$900bn in projects planned or already underway in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and China’s increasing designs towards a Polar Silk Road to link the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Europe through the Arctic Ocean, disputes are inevitable. Paul Starr, partner and joint worldwide head of arbitration at King & Wood Mallesons, stresses the importance of being prepared and shares his top ten tips for resolving disputes.

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