Domestic:

1. Promulgation of Supporting Enforcement Rules of Shanghai Free Trade Zone Arbitration Rules
Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People鈥檚 Court promulgated Several Opinions on Judicial Review and Enforcement of Application of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Arbitration Rules (referred to as 鈥淪everal Opinions鈥� on May 4, 2014. Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate Court is designated to have jurisdiction over arbitration cases by the Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shanghai International Arbitration Center). Several Opinions including 20 provisions, detailedly set out judicial review and enforcement rules about how courts deal with arbitration cases in the Free Trade Zone, specifically covering examination on the application for arbitration preservation, implementation of preservative measures and enforcement measures. In accordance with Several Opinions, the application window, collegiate bench, execution panel and award panel will be specially set up for judicial review and enforcement of arbitration cases in Shanghai Free Trade Zone.

http://www.china-arbitration.com/news.php?id=3077

2. Shanghai Court of International Aviation Arbitration is to be Established
On May 21, 2014, the seminar on International Aviation Arbitration was held in Shanghai. Among its main topics was to jointly establish the Shanghai Court of International Aviation Arbitration by the Legal Division of International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Law Committee of China Aviation Transportation Association (CATA) and Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission. The Shanghai Court of International Aviation Arbitration aims to provide the parties with reasonably charged, convenient and efficient dispute resolution service, and to overcome the difficulty that temporary arbitration is not admitted by Chinese arbitration laws.

http://www.china-arbitration.com/news.php?id=3098

3. Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Group Claimed 1 Billion yuan against JDB
The legal dispute between Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Group and JIADUOBAO was not over even though the arbitral award on the ownership of the trademark 鈥淲ANGLAOJI鈥�has been made for two years. On the evening of May 7, 2014, Guangzhou Bai Yun Shan Pharmaceutical Company, the public company who currently owns 鈥淲ANGLAOJI鈥�made an announcement about the trademark infringement case. It was announced that Guangdong Higher People鈥檚 Court had accepted the trademark infringement case brought by WANGLAOJI against JIABAODUO for 1 billion RMB, and that Dongguan Intermediate People鈥檚 Court had enforced the case against JIADUOBAO for the unpaid trademark arbitration fees. In response to this announcement, JIADUOBAO stated that Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Group was intended to 鈥渧iciously make troubles, attract attention, mislead the public and suppress JIADUOBAO鈥� It also stated that it 鈥渨ill reserve its right to claim a large amount of compensation鈥�

http://www.china-arbitration.com/news.php?id=3076

4. 2014 National Arbitration Forum Held in Beijing
2014 National Arbitration Forum was held in Beijing from June 5 to June 6, 2014. Leaders of the Office of Legislative Affairs of the State Council and directors from 46 arbitration institutions attended the Forum. Yuan Shiming, Deputy Director General of the Coordination Division of the Office of Legislative Affairs of the State Council introduced the caseload accepted by national arbitration institutions in 2013. The two-day forum mainly focused on the pilot work of 鈥渁ccepting diversifying arbitration cases and of 鈥渞esolving disputes in a diverse way鈥� the establishment of an arbitrators team, the preparation of 2014 National Arbitration Annual Meeting, and the celebration plan of the 20th anniversary of the promulgation of the Arbitration Law of the PRC.

http://zcw.dl.gov.cn/info/69_12767.html

International:

1.ICC leaders meet with Premier of China Li Keqiang
http://www.iccwbo.org/News/Articles/2014/ICC-leaders-meet-with-Premier-of-China-Li-Keqiang/
A delegation of ICC leaders met today with the Premier of the People's Republic of China Li Keqiang. Led by ICC Chairman Harold (Terry) McGraw, the delegation included Jean-Guy Carrier, ICC Secretary General, Jiang Zengwei, Chairman of ICC鈥檚 national partners in China 鈥�the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCO) and ICC China 鈥�as well as the Secretary General of ICC China Lin Shunjie and ICC Executive Board member Andrea Tomat, Chairman CEO, Managing Director and President of Lotto Sport Italia.
Government officials joining Mr Li during the meeting were Qi Tian, Deputy-Director-General of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yesui Zhang, Executive Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shan Zhong, China International Trade Representative (ministerial level) and Vice-Minister of Commerce Yi Zheng.
The high-level meeting, which took place in Ziguangge, Zhongnanhai, focused on ICC鈥檚 work to promote multilateral trade and investment. World business leaders praised Mr Li for China鈥檚 new pathway to economic reform and encouraged greater focus on trade and investment initiatives, including working to implement the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement, protecting intellectual property, lowering barriers to trade and investment, and fighting corruption.

2.SCC and ICSID discuss Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
http://www.sccinstitute.com/?id=&newsid=47146
SCC and ICSID recently co-hosted a seminar in Stockholm to address the topic of Investment Protection and Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). ICSID Secretary General Meg Kinnear and SCC Secretary General Annette Magnusson jointly discussed some of the most frequently asked questions about ISDS, as well as shared insights of the practical management of ISDS cases.SCC and ICSID represent the two ISDS institutions where more than 65% of the world鈥檚 known ISDS cases have been administered.

3.International Centre for Dispute Resolution Unveils Enhanced Rules with New Procedures
https://www.adr.org/aaa/ShowPDF?doc=ADRSTAGE2020877
The International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) today issued revisions to their International Dispute Resolution Procedures (including Mediation and Arbitration Rules), the first time that the rules have been substantially refreshed since 1996. A prime objective of the ICDR in these Rules was to achieve the highest level of process efficiency, as well as to codify certain well-established ICDR administrative practices and to introduce several new provisions.
The revised rules address a broad range of matters, including consolidation, joinder, and expedited procedures, which previous rules did not, further conforming ICDR鈥檚 International Arbitration rules to best international practices. Yet even where the rules have been revised to reflect best international practices, the changes include innovations unique to the ICDR, such as the appointment of a consolidation arbitrator to determine whether cases should be consolidated.

4.Indian court sends award challenge to London
http://globalarbitrationreview.com/news/article/32689/%20indian-court-sends-award-challenge-london/
India鈥檚 Supreme Court has told the Indian government it must apply to the English courts to set aside an UNCITRAL award in favour of BG Group and its local partner Reliance Industries, in the latest decision to clarify the limits of Indian judicial authority over foreign-seated arbitrations.In a judgment on 28 May, the court said it had no jurisdiction to hear India鈥檚 application to set aside the partial award because the arbitration agreements in the underlying contracts were governed by English law and the parties had agreed in an earlier consent award that the seat of arbitration would be London.

5.Breakthrough declared by EU mediator in Russia 鈥�Ukraine gas dispute
http://www.euronews.com/2014/05/27/breakthrough-declared-by-eu-mediator-in-russia-ukraine-gas-dispute/
There are reports of some progress in the dispute between Russia and Ukraine over gas prices which has been a further source of tension between the two countries.During talks in Berlin, the two governments are said to be considering payment by Ukraine of $2 billion of back debt by Thursday with a further $500 million to be paid in June.