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AIFC Court

29 December 2021 13:29

AIFC Court and IAC present their 2021 results and future plans

The AIFC Court and International Arbitration Centre (IAC) have completed more than 900 cases consisting of Court judgments, arbitration awards, and mediation settlements, since their commencement of operations on 1 January 2018. These results are

AIFC Court

09 November 2021 00:00

The Fourth Annual AIFC Court & IAC Moot Final was held ONLINE

Law student teams from ten leading universities from Kazakhstan, Russia and, for the first time, Kyrgyzstan, participated in the Fourth Annual AIFC Court IAC Moot 2021. M. Narikbayev KAZGUU University (Kazakhstan) narrowly defeated Ural State Law

AIFC Court

02 July 2021 13:51

The AIFC Court and IAC presented their achievements at The Astana Finance Days 2021

The AIFC Court and IAC commenced their operations on 1 January 2018 and have resolved 536 cases with 15 judgments, 39 arbitration awards, and 482 mediation settlements. In the first half of 2021, the AIFC Court and IAC resolved 201 cases and additional

AIFC Court

28 December 2020 12:20

AIFC Court and IAC present their results in 2020

The AIFC Court and IAC commenced their operations on 1 January 2018, overall 296 cases have been resolved. In 2020 the AIFC Court and IAC successfully resolved 291 cases. 12 cases were filed at the AIFC Court and 9 judgments were given. 282 arbitration

AIFC Court

08 July 2020 15:18

The Affirmation Ceremony for Chief Justice of AIFC Court Lord Mance

Today, with the participation of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, the Official Affirmation Ceremony of the new Chief Justice of the AIFC Court, The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mance was conducted online. The ceremony was also

AIFC Court

01 July 2020 08:30

Online Dispute Resolution Now & The Future will be discussed during the Online Astana Finance Days 2020

From 30 June - 3 July 2020 the AIFC Court and International Arbitration Centre ( IAC ) hold webinars in association with the third annual Online Astana Finance Days 2020. The webinars will be dedicated to dispute resolution challenges and innovations

AIFC Court

03 April 2020 11:43

COVID-19 - ONLINE dispute resolution at the AIFC Court and IAC

The AIFC Court and IAC have been actively monitoring the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation. We have implemented measures to ensure the continuity of our dispute resolution operations and services while safeguarding the health and safety of our users

AIFC Court

24 December 2019 00:00

AIFC Court & IAC achieve outstanding results in 2019

In 2019 the AIFC Court and International Arbitration Centre (further IAC ) considered five cases. This was an outstanding achievement compared to the experience of similar common law financial centre courts and international arbitration centres at this

AIFC Court

30 November 2019 00:00

New judges appointed to the AIFC Court

Three judges have been appointed to the AIFC Court: The Rt. Hon. The Lord Mance, Mr. Alan Maclean QC (AIFC Small Claims Court) and Mr. Charles Banner QC (AIFC Small Claims Court).Lord Mance was the Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United

AIFC Court

19 November 2019 00:00

AIFC Court and IAC sign Memoranda of Understanding with Russian arbitration institution

{img}In Moscow, the AIFC Court and IAC Registrar and Chief Executive signed MoU with the Russian Arbitration Association ( RAA ), which unites legal practitioners, law firms and academics across the Russian Federation.The above initiative expands the

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