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UN Limited Liability Organisations – UNCITRAL Update
UNCCA Director, Diane Chapman, presented a paper at the UNCITRAL 50th Anniversary in Vienna in July on the Topic of ‘Inclusive Economic...
Aug 9, 20171 min read
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Prishika Raj bound for New York
Best wishes to UNCCA Secretary Prishika Raj who will be leaving for New York next week to study an LLM at NYU specialising in...
Aug 9, 20171 min read
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News: Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records
In July 2017 the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) released for implementation the Model Law on Electronic Transferable...
Jul 26, 20171 min read
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Working Group III mandated with ISDS Reform
On 14 July 2017, following its fiftieth annual session, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) announced...
Jul 25, 20173 min read
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UN Commission on International Trade Law adopts the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Re
From UNIS: VIENNA, 17 July (UN Information Service) -, The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) adopted the...
Jul 25, 20172 min read
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Ensuring Legal Certainty in Electronic International Contracts
See the following link for an article on Australia’s potential accession to the 2005 United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic...
Jul 24, 20171 min read
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Australia signs Mauritius Convention on Transparency
We are delighted to announce that on 18 July 2017, Australia became a signatory to the United Nations Convention on Transparency in...
Jul 20, 20171 min read
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Student reports from Working Group I: Micro, Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises
By Heath Mitchell Being a dedicated law student is a tough up-hill battle, there is no avoiding this reality. Yet, if you have the...
Jul 18, 20173 min read
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Remarks on developments in Investor-State Disputes: Sue Robertson, Assistant Secretary, Office of In
The following remarks were delivered at UNCCA’s Third Annual Canberra Seminar in May 2017 Thanks to the Chair of UNCCA, Tim Castle, for...
Jun 5, 20175 min read
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Sri Lanka amends Electronic Transactions Act, in line with e-CC
From the Regional Centre: We are pleased to announce Sri Lanka gazetted the Bill to amend the Electronic Transactions Act on 29 May 2017....
Jun 4, 20171 min read
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A student’s reflections on attending the 55th session of Working IV of the United Nations Commission
The law of international trade is of fundamental importance to any transaction carried out between entities existing within different...
May 24, 20171 min read
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[Save the Date] 2nd UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Judicial Summit-Hong Kong 2017,16-19 October 2017
From the Regional Centre: The UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific will host the 2nd UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Judicial Summit-...
May 21, 20171 min read
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Third Annual UNCITRAL Seminar Underway
The Third Annual UNCITRAL Seminar is currently underway in Canberra. This morning has seen presentations by Tim Castle (UNCCA), Autumn...
May 18, 20171 min read
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My experience as a Delegate representing LawAsia at the 55th Session of UNCITRAL Working Group IV (E
My experience as a Delegate representing LawAsia at the 55th Session of UNCITRAL Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) – by Emma Page...
May 4, 20171 min read
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Two Weeks until the UNCITRAL Canberra Seminar: Join Us!
UNCCA is hosting the third annual UNCITRAL Seminar on 19 May 2017. There is no charge for attendance at the Seminar (with lunch also...
May 3, 20172 min read
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Update: Commercial Arbitration Act 2017 (ACT) recognised
The Australian Capital Territory became the 106th jurisdiction worldwide to enact the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial...
May 2, 20171 min read
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Update: Qatar enacts UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
From the Regional Centre: The Emir of Qatar HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani  issued on 16 February 2017, Law no. 2 of 2017 –...
Apr 27, 20171 min read
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UNCITRAL Congress to celebrate its 50th anniversary and explore new directions in cross-border comme
From the Regional Centre: A three day Congress entitled “Modernizing International Trade Law to Support Innovation and Sustainable...
Apr 26, 20171 min read
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Law Students in New York: UNLAWS Update
Through UNCCA’s UNLAWS program, three Australian law students are currently at the 55th Session of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce)...
Apr 25, 20171 min read
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UNLAWS Report – Working Group V
By Calum Paul Going into the VIC I had the expectations of encountering a daunting, frightening process but excited by the thought of...
Apr 20, 20176 min read
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