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AIFC Court

31 October 2019 00:00

AIFC Court & IAC Moot Final 2019 held in Nur-Sultan

{img}Student teams from five leading universities in Kazakhstan participated in this year s competition and preliminary rounds were held for the first time and involved law students from the following universities: M. Narikbayev KAZGUU University,

AIFC Court

09 September 2019 00:00

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Woolf CH, Chief Justice of the AIFC Court, officially presented his book “A Vision of the AIFC Court”

On September 17, the Rt. Hon. The Lord Woolf CH, Chief Justice of the AIFC Court, officially presented his book “A Vision of the AIFC Court” at a special launch at the AIFC Court to the legal and business communities in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. The

AIFC Court

04 July 2019 00:00

International Arbitration Centre launches a new service for investors

On 4 July the International Arbitration Centre at the AIFC (“IAC”) launched its new service, Arbitration-Mediation or “Arb-Med”. Arb-Med is a process where a dispute is first referred to arbitration. If parties are unable to settle their dispute

AIFC Court

04 July 2019 00:00

Memoranda of Understanding signed between the AIFC Court, International Arbitration Centre and the European Business Association of Kazakhstan (EUROBAK)

On 4 July the AIFC Court and International Arbitration Centre (“IAC”) signed Memorandums of Understanding with the European Business Association of Kazakhstan (EUROBAK). EUROBAK is a strategic partner of the AIFC Court and IAC. The signing ceremony

AIFC Court

06 June 2019 00:00

General Counsels League Created in Kazakhstan

The AIFC Court, the International Arbitration Centre, and Signum Law Firm, initiated the Leagues’ creation with the intention to provide a platform for leading general counsel in Kazakhstan and Eurasia to meet and discuss topical issues pertaining to

AIFC Court

16 April 2019 00:00

Senators visited the AIFC Court and International Arbitration Centre

On 16 April the Committee ("Committee") on Constitutional Legislation, Judicial System and Law Enforcement Bodies of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, led by its Chairman Mr. Georgiy Kim, held their visiting session at the AIFC

AIFC Court

04 March 2019 00:00

Memoranda of Understanding signed between the AIFC Court, International Arbitration Centre and the Law Society of England and Wales

On 4 March the AIFC Court and International Arbitration Centre (“IAC”) signed Memorandums of Understanding with the Law Society of England and Wales. The Law Society is a strategic partner of the AIFC Court and IAC in providing and developing the

AIFC Court

26 February 2019 00:00

AIFC Court and IAC “eJustice” Launch

Today the AIFC Court and International Arbitration Centre (“the IAC”) officially launched their new e-filing system in Astana, “eJustice”, the first to operate in the Central Asia region. The system was developed in cooperation with the AIFC

AIFC Court

20 December 2018 00:00

AIFC Court and IAC Registrar awarded Honorary Professorship

Mr. Christopher Campbell-Holt, the Registrar and Chief Executive of the AIFC Court and International Arbitration Centre (“the IAC”), has been awarded an Honorary Professorship by the M. Narikbayev KAZGUU University (“KAZGUU”) in recognition of

AIFC Court

18 October 2018 00:00

AIFC Court Justices held the First Moot Court in Astana

The AIFC Court and IAC held their first “moot” competition at the M. Narikbayev KAZGUU University on 17 October. The competition involved a common law legal problem requiring analysis and oral presentation of legal arguments to leading common law

AIFC Court

21 June 2018 00:00

The first AIFC Legal Education Week in Astana

From 18 to 23 June the AIFC Court and the International Arbitration Centre at the AIFC, in cooperation with the AIFC Bureau for Continuing Professional Development, is holding their first AIFC Legal Week(“Legal Week”) in Astana. From 18 to 23 June

AIFC Court

16 May 2018 00:00

AIFC Court Justice met with the Kazakhstan law communities in Almaty and Astana

This week an AIFC Court Justice, The Rt. Hon. Sir Rupert Jackson, participated at a number of events to promote the AIFC Court and International Arbitration Centre in the AIFC (“IAC”) in Almaty and Astana. On Monday 14 May 2018 Justice Jackson spoke