Due to repercussions of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, there has been a significant increase in the settling of disputes online, according to an official of the Qatar International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration (Qicca).
Qicca board member for International Relations Sheikh Dr Thani bin Ali al-Thani made the statement during a webinar titled ‘Impact of Corona Crisis on International Arbitration’.
The webinar, which was organised by the Law Ambassadors Initiative, discussed ways of conducting arbitral proceedings through modern technologies amid the Covid-19 health crisis.
Addressing the webinar, Sheikh Thani said that electronic arbitration has become one of the alternative means of solving commercial disputes. He noted that this type of arbitration is conducted in accordance with the principles of the Seoul Protocol, which is characterised by a set of modern procedures.
Elaborating the advantages of e-arbitration, Sheikh Thani said this is characterised by rapid dispute resolution, low expenses and visits, efficiency and variety of arbitrators, as well as overcoming the problem of jurisdiction and conflict of laws, and establishing the principle of transcending time and place in law.
He said e-arbitration has many disadvantages, such as being not accepted by those who don’t know how to deal with technology, lack of confidentiality and inadequacy of domestic and international legislation for electronic arbitration, as well as some procedural and substantive obstacles.
Sheikh Thani stressed the importance of reinforcing laws to deal with electronic arbitration, because of the absence of organised national legislative texts.
He also underscored the need for holding conferences and seminars to raise the awareness of this type of arbitration and its related new definitions.
However, Sheikh Thani also noted that e-arbitration has “many disadvantages,” such as “not being accepted by those who don’t know how to deal with technology, lack of confidentiality, and inadequacy of domestic and international legislation for electronic arbitration, as well as some procedural and substantive obstacles.”
Sheikh Thani stressed on the importance of reinforcing laws to deal with electronic arbitration because of the absence of organised national legislative texts. He also underscored the need for holding conferences and seminars to raise awareness on electronic arbitration and its related new definitions.
The webinar, which was organised by the Law Ambassadors Initiative, discussed ways of conducting arbitral proceedings through modern technologies amid the Covid-19 health crisis.
Addressing the webinar, Sheikh Thani said that electronic arbitration has become one of the alternative means of solving commercial disputes. He noted that this type of arbitration is conducted in accordance with the principles of the Seoul Protocol, which is characterised by a set of modern procedures.
Elaborating the advantages of e-arbitration, Sheikh Thani said this is characterised by rapid dispute resolution, low expenses and visits, efficiency and variety of arbitrators, as well as overcoming the problem of jurisdiction and conflict of laws, and establishing the principle of transcending time and place in law.
He said e-arbitration has many disadvantages, such as being not accepted by those who don’t know how to deal with technology, lack of confidentiality and inadequacy of domestic and international legislation for electronic arbitration, as well as some procedural and substantive obstacles.
Sheikh Thani stressed the importance of reinforcing laws to deal with electronic arbitration, because of the absence of organised national legislative texts.
He also underscored the need for holding conferences and seminars to raise the awareness of this type of arbitration and its related new definitions.
However, Sheikh Thani also noted that e-arbitration has “many disadvantages,” such as “not being accepted by those who don’t know how to deal with technology, lack of confidentiality, and inadequacy of domestic and international legislation for electronic arbitration, as well as some procedural and substantive obstacles.”
Sheikh Thani stressed on the importance of reinforcing laws to deal with electronic arbitration because of the absence of organised national legislative texts. He also underscored the need for holding conferences and seminars to raise awareness on electronic arbitration and its related new definitions.