北京仲裁委员会

北仲未来发展前瞻 ^*

    北京仲裁委员会（下称北仲）成立于1995年9月28日。成立初期，北仲设定的发展目标是：成为一个公正、廉洁、高效，具有高度专业化水准和国际化程度的仲裁机构；一个追求卓越，不断创新，管理现代、高水平发展的仲裁机构。经过18年来努力，北仲已成为一个实力雄厚，声名卓著的仲裁机构。截止2013年8月20日，北仲共受理案件21352件，标的人民币1005亿多元，其中国际商事案件520件，当事人涉及20多个国家和地区。长期“铸造公信力”的品牌建设，使北仲在国内外声名鹊起，获得国内商届、律师界的普遍认同和信赖。去年，当事人一方或双方为外地的案件666件，占案件数的45.2%，双方均为外地的，139件，占案件数的9.4%，当事人来自全国33个省级行政区。良好的品牌，优秀的仲裁员队伍，地处国际化都市、得天独厚的资源优势，市场格局的变化，使北仲面临前所未有的发展机遇。为了抓住机遇，获得更大的发展，北仲已经在三个方面加大投入和研究、培训工作：

    一、提供多样化的争议解决服务。多样化的争议解决方式可以避免单一方式的不足和局限。当事人可以利用两种或两种以上的争议解决方式，彻底解决一种方式无法解决的问题。北仲2008年实行《商事调解规则》，设置独立的调解员名册，并请美国、香港、台湾资深讲师进行调解专业培训。北仲调解规则与国际商事调解惯例基本相同：程序高度灵活、调解员实行推荐制、调解员报酬与行政费分别计取等，而且，调解与仲裁衔接——当事人可通过简易仲裁程序将调解协议转化为具有强制执行力的仲裁裁决。这为那些既不愿在中国诉讼，又不愿意在中国仲裁的外资企业提供了争议解决的新途径。截止现在，北仲受理调解案件14件，达成或部分达成调解协议的6件，其中，两件国际商事案件，当事人都选择了由中国调解员与外籍（境外）调解员合作调解的模式，效果很好。2009年北仲制定实施《建设工程争议评审规则》，设置《争议评审员》名册。目前，北仲已经受理2件争议评审案件。

    二、提高专业化水平。近些年，北仲案件出现了高端化，专业化的趋势。一是大标的案件，案件标的总额及案均标的额，呈上升趋势。二是，案件类型的专业特色更加明显。除了建设工程、房地产领域核心业务持续增长外，北仲的投资金融案件发展迅速，且呈“后来者居上”之势。今年，北仲投资金融案件140多件，占案件总数的16%，争议金额24亿多，占案件总数的44.6%。争议内容反映出该领域法律关系变化的新特点。为适应这种变化，北仲进一步提高仲裁员培训、研究专业水平。一是，不断组织高专业水准的仲裁员沙龙、专业研讨、高峰论坛，推动行业里专业研究的不断深入。如围绕金融法律领域的前沿热点问题定期举办金融法律实务论坛、金融专业小组仲裁员沙龙等。二是，加快裁决汇编整理、经验总结和文章、书籍的出版，促进成果分享。北仲除了继续提高自己季度期刊——《北京仲裁》质量，还计划陆续出版《北仲文库》、《北仲译丛》、《优秀裁决书汇编》、《建设工程裁决汇编》、《股权转让裁决汇编》、《借款担保裁决汇编》等；三是，设置科研基金，推出相应课题和研究项目，鼓励更多的专业人士参与业务研究，提高理论水平。如国际商事仲裁市场格局演变的历史考察研究、合并仲裁的理念与实践研究、联合调解在国际的发展情况研究等课题。

    三、进一步加快国际化步伐。包括1.修改仲裁规则。新修改的规则将突出增加仲裁合并审理、大型、复杂案件的程序管理、临时措施、当事人拖延程序费用承担等内容，提高程序公正和效率。2.增聘精通国际商事的仲裁员；3.加强与国际争议解决机构及其他机构、团体的合作。4.组织中国商事争议法律年度报告，并在英国组织法律专题报告会，加强与国外商界、法律界的交流。5.加强国际仲裁人才培养，自2005年，北仲开始有计划地接受外国学生、访问学者在北仲实习或研究。2013年在美国培普丹大学设立北仲奖学金。

    总之，北仲今后的目标，不仅要成为仲裁、调解、建设工程评审等多元化争议解决中心，还要成为一个多元化争议解决实践、培训、研究、推广中心，北仲将继续为社会作出更大的贡献。

    * 原文刊登于《商法》2013年9月刊（第4辑第8期），第22页

Prospects for Future Development of BAC ^*

    Beijing Arbitration Commission (hereinafter referred to as BAC) was founded on September 28, 1995. Upon foundation, BAC established its goal of development: to become an impartial, independent, and highly-efficient arbitration institution with a high standard of specialization and internationalization, an arbitration institution striving for excellence and continuously committed to innovation with modern administration and high-level development. With the efforts over the past 18 years, BAC has developed into a strong and eminent arbitration institution. Up to August 20, 2013, BAC has accepted 21,352 cases with the disputed amount exceeding 100.5 billion RMB, among which 520 are international commercial cases, with parties from more than 20 countries and regions. BAC has committed to building the brand of “casting credibility” on a long-term basis, and won reputation home and abroad, and widespread identification and trust in business circles and among lawyers. Last year, BAC accepted 1,473 cases, among which cases involving a party or both parties from places other than Beijing accounted for 45.2%, while cases involving both parties from places other than Beijing accounted for 9.4%; and the parties are from 33 provincial administrative regions throughout the country. Favorable brand, excellent arbitrators, unique location in an internationalized metropolis, advantaged resources, and evolving market all endow BAC unprecedented development opportunities. For the purposes of seizing opportunities and acquiring greater development, BAC has increased input in three aspects:

    I.Providing diversified dispute resolution services. Diversified dispute resolution approaches can avoid the deficiency and limitation of a single approach. The parties can make use of two or more ways to resolve disputes, completely settling the problems that cannot be resolved by a single approach. In 2008, BAC implemented its commercial Mediation Rules, set independent panel of mediators and invited senior lecturers from the USA, Hong Kong and Taiwan to deliver professional mediation training courses. The Mediation Rules of BAC are basically the same as the international commercial mediation practice. For example, the procedures are highly flexible; recommendation systems are used for mediators; the remuneration of mediators is calculated separately from administrative fees. Besides, mediation connects with arbitration - the parties can convert a mediation agreement to an enforceable arbitration award through the summary arbitral procedures, which provides a new dispute resolution approach for foreign enterprises unwilling to engage in a lawsuit or an arbitration in China. Up to now, BAC has accepted 14 mediation cases, in 6 of which mediation agreements have been reached or partly reached. The parties to two international commercial cases have chosen the approach of joint mediation co-held by a Chinese arbitrator and a foreign/overseas mediator, which worked well. In 2009, BAC formulated and implemented its Construction Dispute Review Rules and established the panel of Dispute Reviewers. By far, BAC has accepted 2 dispute review cases.

    II.Raising the level of specialization. The cases of BAC have appeared to be high-end oriented and specialized in recent years. 1. The disputed amount of individual cases, as well as the total and average amounts of dispute, are on the rise. 2. The cases are with more obvious professional features. Despite continuous increase in core business in the field of construction projects and real estate, the cases related to investment and finance of BAC have grown fast, even faster than the traditional core business. This year, BAC has accepted more than 140 cases related to investment and finance, accounting for 16% of all cases, with the disputed amount exceeding 2.4 billion RMB, accounting for 44.6% of the total amount. The contents in dispute reflect the new features of the legal relationship in this field. For the purpose of adapting to the change, BAC further raises the professional level of its arbitrator training and research. First, BAC continuously organized highly-specialized arbitrators’ salons, professional symposia and summit forums, to promote the professional research in the industry, e.g. holding financial legal practice forums and arbitrators’ salons of the finance panel in regard to hot issues in financial laws on a regular term. Second, BAC accelerated the collection of arbitral awards, the conclusion of experience, and the publishing of articles and books, promoting the sharing of achievements. Apart from improving the quality of its journal, Beijing Arbitration Quarterly, BAC also plans to successively publish BAC Library, BAC Translations Collection of Excellent Arbitral Awards, Collection of Awards on Construction Projects, Collection of Awards on Equity Transfer, Collection of Awards on Loan Guarantee etc. Third, BAC provided funds for research, putting forward corresponding issues and research projects, encouraging more professionals to engage in diversified dispute resolution study to improve the theoretical level. The issues include the historical investigation of the market evolution of international commercial arbitration, the theoretical and practical study of the consolidation of arbitration, and the international development of joint mediation.

    III.Further accelerating the pace of internationalization. 1. Amending arbitration rules. Newly amended BAC Arbitration Rules will increase such contents as the consolidation of arbitration, procedural administration of large and complex cases, interim measures, and the refinement of costs allocation, so as to improve the procedural justice and efficiency. 2. Engaging more arbitrators skillful at international commerce; 3. Strengthening the cooperation with international dispute resolution institutions and other organizations and societies. 4. Organizing the Annual Review and Preview on commercial dispute resolution in China and organizing legal symposia overseas to enhance the communication with the business and legal circles in foreign countries. 5. Strengthening the training of international arbitration talents. Since 2005, BAC began to receive foreign interns and visiting scholars. And this year BAC funded its academic scholarship in the Pepperdine University of the USA .

    In conclusion, BAC aims to develop into a diversified dispute resolution center providing arbitration, mediation, construction project dispute review services, as well as a practice, training, research and promotion center for diversified dispute resolution in the future, making BAC a time-honored brand within the global dispute resolution community.

    * This article has been published in China Business Law Journal, September 2013 (Volume 4, Issue 8),page 22.