Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum 2016 in Sydney
On 25 November 2016, the Resolution Institute in Sydney, Australia hosted the year’s annual Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum (RAIF) Conference with its theme “Building the Future of Arbitration Through Innovation”. The Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (MIArb) is one of the founding members of the RAIF. RAIF is a collaboration established in 2007 between national arbitral institutes in the region, with its main objectives to develop a common arbitral culture, to enhance consistency in regional arbitration practice and promote understanding and foster fellowship between the member institutes of RAIF.
Mr Sudharsanan Thillainathan, partner in our International & Domestic Arbitration Department and also the current Deputy President of the MIArb spoke on the topic of “Appeals on Questions of Law” during a sharing session amongst the RAIF member institutes on the developments in arbitration in their respective jurisdictions with regard to the “Promotion, Growth and Practice of Arbitration in the Region”.