On the afternoon of 27 October 2023, the Taiwan Chapter of the Ciarb East Asia Branch had the pleasure of co-hosting a conference on “Recent Trends and Development in International Arbitration”. This event formed part of the 2023 Taiwan Arbitration Week conference series. The conference was organised alongside the Chinese Arbitration Association (Taipei), ARIAS Asia, Chen & Chang Attorneys-at-Law, the ADR Committee and the Commercial and Insurance Law Committee of Taiwan Bar Association. Special thanks was given to Dr. Tien-Rein Lee, Secretary-General of CAA, for his warm and sincere opening remarks.

Dr. Helena Chen C.Arb FCIArb, Managing Partner at Chen & Chang, skilfully guided the four distinguished conference speakers, including Glenn Haley C.Arb FCIArb, Kingsley Ong FCIArb, Mary B.L. Thomson C.Arb FCIArb, and De-Jen Peng MCIArb. They delved into the most current and popular topics in the field of international arbitration, such as ‘Litigation Funding in Arbitrations’, ‘Arbitrating Financial Contract Disputes’, ‘Arbitrating Cross Border Insurance and Reinsurance Disputes’, and ‘Arbitration Practice of Reinsurance Contracts in Taiwan’.

The agenda featured insightful and valuable content, whilst Dr. Helena Chen encouraged participants to ask intriguing questions, promoting frequent interaction and thoughtful discussions.

Special thanks were also given to Ms. Senny Po, Executive Director of Taiwan Bar Association, for attending the conference in person and congratulating us on the successful completion of the 2023 Taiwan Arbitration Week. She also expressed her hope for CAA and Taiwan Bar Association’s continuous cooperation in the future, working together to promote arbitration as well as international communication and cooperation.

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From left to right: Alison Chang FCIArb (former Head of CIArb Taiwan Chapter YMG), Ms. Senny Po (Executive Director of Taiwan Bar Association), Dr. Helena Chen C.Arb FCIArb, Mary Thomson C.Arb FCIArb, Glenn Haley C.Arb FCIArb, Kingsley Ong FCIArb, and Dr. Tien-Rein Lee (Secretary-General of CAA)