HKIAC发布2019年数据

香港国际仲裁中心2019年案件统计

受案总量：2019年HKIAC共受理503起案件。这些案件中，308起为仲裁案件、12起为调解案件、182起为域名争议案件、1起为审裁案件。仲裁受案量：在2019年提交HKIAC的308起仲裁案件中，173起为HKIAC管理的机构仲裁案件，涉及的规则包括HKIAC机构仲裁规则、UNCITRAL仲裁规则和HKIAC电子交易仲裁规则。国际仲裁案件：2019年提交HKIAC的仲裁案件中有80.9%为国际案件，即至少有一方为非香港当事人（2019年启动的机构仲裁案件中有92.5%为国际仲裁案件）。2019年提交HKIAC的仲裁案件中有35%不涉及香港当事人，3.6%不涉及亚洲当事人。总争议金额：所有仲裁案件的争议金额总额达到364亿港元（约47亿美金）。由HKIAC管理的仲裁案件争议金额总额为267亿港元（约34亿美金）。个案平均争议金额为1.544亿港元（约1990万美金）

当事人地区分布：来自56个国家或地区的当事人于2019年参与了HKIAC仲裁。这些当事人中排名前 10 的国家或地区为（按案件数量排列）：

1. 香港
2. 中国内地
3. 英属维尔京群岛
4. 美国
5. 开曼群岛
6. 新加坡
7. 韩国
8. 英国
9. 瑞士
10. 澳门

争议类别：2019年，HKIAC案件涉及以下争议类别或领域： 

• 国际货易/货物销售 (34.3%)

• 公司        (17%)

• 建筑工程  (14.8%)

• 海事        (14.4%)

• 银行及金融服务   (10.5%)

• 专业服务  (2.9%)

• 保险        (2.5%)

• 知识产权  (2.5%)

• 雇佣劳动  (0.4%)

• 能源        (0.4%)

仲裁地：2019年提交HKIAC的仲裁案件的仲裁地均为香港。准据法：2019年提交HKIAC的争议涉及11个不同的准据法，其中香港法是最常见的准据法，其次是英国法和中国法。下面列出了这些在案件中适用的准据法，按适用频率排序：

• 香港法
• 英国法

• 中国法

• 美国纽约州法

• 蒙古法

• 韩国法

• 菲律宾法

• 瑞士法

• 澳门法

• 俄罗斯法

• 老挝法

• 国际货物销售合同公约

仲裁语言：2019年启动的机构仲裁案件中，80.3%以英文进行，14.5%以中文进行，5.2%以中英双语进行。

仲裁员的指定和确认：2019年HKIAC共作出了122项仲裁员的指定。这些指定的分类如下（按指定数量和百分比排列）：

    仲裁员角色

• 独任仲裁员 - 69.7% (85)

• 边裁 - 20.5% (25)

• 首席仲裁员 - 9.8% (12)

    适用的规则

• HKIAC机构仲裁规则 - 54.9% (67)

• UNCITRAL仲裁规则（由HKIAC管理） - 15.6% (19)

• 临时仲裁 - 29.5% (36)

2019年，HKIAC根据机构仲裁规则对137项仲裁员的提名作出了确认，其中96项提名为当事人作出，41项提名为边裁作出。

下面列出了2019年所有被HKIAC指定的仲裁员所来自的国家或地区，按指定的数量和百分比排列：

• 英国 - 29.5% (36)

• 香港 - 27.9% (34)

• 澳大利亚 - 8.2% (10)

• 中国内地 - 7.4% (9)

• 双重国籍 - 7.4% (9)

• 新加坡 - 6.6% (8)

• 加拿大 - 4.1% (5)

• 马来西亚 - 3.3% (4)

• 新西兰 - 1.6% (2)

• 美国 - 1.6% (2)

• 法国 - 1 (0.8%)

• 冰岛 - 1 (0.8%)

• 瑞典 - 1 (0.8%)

下列为2019年被当事人或者边裁提名并由HKIAC确认的仲裁员所来自的国家或地区，按指定数量和百分比排列：

• 英国 - 24.1% (33)

• 香港 - 23.4% (32)

• 双重国籍 - 13.1% (18)

• 中国内地 - 8.8% (12)

• 美国 - 7.3% (10)

• 澳大利亚 - 4.4% (6)

• 加拿大 - 4.4% (6)

• 新加坡 - 4.4% (6)

• 韩国 - 2.9% (4)

• 奥地利 - 2.2% (3)

• 法国 - 2.2% (3)

• 马来西亚 - 1.4% (2)

• 新西兰 - 0.7% (1)

• 瑞士 - 0.7% (1) 

在2019年HKIAC所作的122项指定中，25项（20.5%）为女性仲裁员，49项(40.2%) 为HKIAC过去三年中未指定过的仲裁员。在2019年由HKIAC确认的由当事人作出的96项任命中，15项（15.6％）为女性仲裁员，40项（41.7％）为过去三年中未被当事人提名且被HKIAC确认的仲裁员。在2019年HKIAC确认的由边裁作出的41项提名中，9项（21.9％）为女性仲裁员，23项（56.1％）为过去三年中未被边裁提名且被HKIAC确认的仲裁员。

仲裁员质疑：2019年HKIAC共收到3起仲裁员质疑。所有质疑均被驳回。其中一项质疑是基于被质疑的仲裁员据称未能披露其与一方代理律师的专业联系以及共同积极参与仲裁活动和业务。另外两项质疑是相同的，所基于的情况包括被质疑的仲裁员参与某研讨会、他与一方当事人的两名大律师之间的专业关系以及他披露相关信息的方式。

多方当事人或多合同仲裁：在2019年提交HKIAC的308起仲裁案件中总共涉及718名当事人及超过450份合同。308起仲裁案件中，93起涉及多名当事人或多份合同，其中14起案件是在多份合同下启动的单个仲裁。HKIAC共收到4项合并仲裁申请，其中3项被批准，1项被驳回。HKIAC收到了4项追加新增当事人的申请，全部申请获得批准。《关于内地与香港特别行政区法院就仲裁程序相互协助保全的安排》（下称“《安排》”）下的保全申请：2019年，HKIAC根据《安排》受理了13例保全申请，其中包括财产保全申请和证据保全申请，共向10家不同的内地人民法院提起，申请保全总金额达55亿元人民币（约7.98亿美元）。2019年，内地人民法院批准的仲裁保全申请总金额约人民币17亿（2.44亿美元）。在这些保全申请中，约40％是由中国内地当事人提出的，60％是由香港、瑞士、新加坡、萨摩亚群岛和英属维尔京群岛当事人提出的。约60％的申请涉及中国内地当事人的财产或证据，而40％涉及香港、荷兰、英属维尔京群岛和开曼群岛当事人的财产。紧急仲裁员：2019年HKIAC未收到紧急仲裁员申请。此类申请的总数现达到13起。简易程序：HKIAC在2019年收到21起简易程序申请，其中16起申请获批准，5起被驳回。第三方资助：2019年HKIAC受理的机构仲裁案件中未有第三方资助的披露。仲裁庭秘书服务：2019年HKIAC法律顾问在12起案件中被指定为仲裁庭秘书。其中8起案件由HKIAC根据HKIAC机构仲裁规则管理，3起由HKIAC根据UNCITRAL仲裁规则管理，1起为临时仲裁。仲裁结案：2019年有48起HKIAC管理的仲裁案件做出了最终裁决。7起HKIAC管理的仲裁案件中的当事人达成和解，仲裁庭做出和解裁决。获取更多信息，请点击“阅读原文”。

HKIAC is pleased to release the following case statistics for 2019: 

Total new cases: A total of 503 cases were submitted to HKIAC in 2019. Of those cases, 308 were arbitrations, 12 were mediations, 182 were domain name disputes and one was adjudication.

Overall arbitration cases: Of the 308 arbitrations submitted to HKIAC in 2019, 173 were administered by HKIAC under rules including the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules, the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and the HKIAC Electronic Transaction Arbitration Rules.

International arbitrations: 80.9% of all arbitrations submitted to HKIAC in 2019 were international in nature, i.e. at least one party was not from Hong Kong (92.5% of the administered arbitrations commenced in 2019 were international cases). 35% of all arbitrations submitted to HKIAC in 2019 involved no Hong Kong parties and 3.6% involved no Asian parties.

Amount in dispute: The total amount in dispute in all arbitration cases was HK$36.4 billion (approximately US$4.7 billion). The total amount in dispute in all administered cases was HK$26.7 billion (approximately US$3.4 billion). The average amount in dispute in administered arbitrations was HK$154.4 million (approximately US$19.9 million).

Geographical origin or nationality of parties: Parties from 56 jurisdictions participated in the arbitrations submitted to HKIAC in 2019. The top ten geographical origins or nationalities of these parties were:

1.  Hong Kong
2.  Mainland China
3.  British Virgin Islands
4.  United States
5.  Cayman Islands
6.  Singapore
7.  South Korea
8.  United Kingdom
9.  Switzerland
10. Macau 

Types of disputes:  In 2019, HKIAC registered cases concerning the following types of disputes or arising from the following sectors: 

• International trade / sale of goods (34.3%)

• Corporate (17%)

• Construction (14.8%)

• Maritime (14.4%)

• Banking and financial services (10.5%)

• Professional Services (2.9%)

• Insurance (2.5%)

• Intellectual Property (2.5%)

• Employment (0.4%)

• Energy (0.4%)

Seat of arbitration: All arbitrations submitted to HKIAC in 2019 were seated in Hong Kong.

Governing law: 11 different governing laws were applicable to the disputes submitted to HKIAC in 2019, with Hong Kong law as the most commonly selected governing law, followed by English law and Chinese law. A breakdown of all governing laws is provided below:

• Hong Kong law

• English law

• Chinese law

• New York law

• Mongolian law

• Korean law

• Philippine law

• Swiss law

• macau law

• Russian law

• Laotian law

• CISG

Language of arbitration: 80.3% of the administered arbitrations commenced in 2019 were conducted in English. 14.5% were in Chinese and 5.2% were in both English and Chinese.

Arbitrator appointments and confirmations: In 2019, HKIAC made a total of 122 arbitrator appointments. Those appointments are broken down below by number of appointments and percentage:

Role of Arbitrator

• Sole Arbitrator - 69.7% (85)

• Co-Arbitrator - 20.5% (25)

• Presiding Arbitrator - 9.8% (12)

Applicable Rules

• HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules - 54.9% (67)

• UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (administered by HKIAC) - 15.6% (19)

• Ad Hoc - 29.5% (36)

In 2019, HKIAC confirmed a total of 137 designations of arbitrators under the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules. Of the 137 designations, 96 were made by parties and 41 were made by co-arbitrators. 

The geographical origins or nationalities of all arbitrators appointed by HKIAC in 2019 by number of cases and percentage are listed below:

• United Kingdom - 29.5% (36)

• Hong Kong - 27.9% (34)

• Australia - 8.2% (10)

• Mainland China - 7.4% (9)

• Dual Nationals - 7.4% (9)

• Singapore - 6.6% (8)

• Canada - 4.1% (5)

• Malaysia - 3.3% (4)

• New Zealand - 1.6% (2)

• United States - 1.6% (2)

• France - 1 (0.8%) 

• Ireland - 1 (0.8%)

• Sweden - 1 (0.8%)

The geographical origins or nationalities of all arbitrators designated by parties or co-arbitrators and confirmed by HKIAC in 2019 by number of cases and percentage are listed below:

• United Kingdom - 24.1% (33)

• Hong Kong - 23.4% (32)

• Dual Nationals - 13.1% (18)

• Mainland China - 8.8% (12)

• United States - 7.3% (10)

• Australia - 4.4% (6)

• Canada - 4.4% (6)

• Singapore - 4.4% (6)

• South Korea - 2.9% (4)

• Austria - 2.2% (3)

• France - 2.2% (3)

• Malaysia - 1.4% (2)

• New Zealand - 0.7% (1)

• Switzerland - 0.7% (1)

Of the 122 appointments made by HKIAC in 2019, 25 (20.5%) were of female arbitrators and 49 (40.2%) were of arbitrators not previously appointed by HKIAC over the last three years.

Of the 96 designations made by parties and confirmed by HKIAC in 2019, 15 (15.6%) were of female arbitrators and 40 (41.7%) were of arbitrators not previously designated by parties and confirmed by HKIAC over the last three years.

Of the 41 designations made by co-arbitrators and confirmed by HKIAC in 2019, 9 (21.9%) were of female arbitrators and 23 (56.1%) were of arbitrators not previously designated by co-arbitrators and confirmed by HKIAC over the last three years.

Challenges to arbitrators: Three challenges to arbitrators were submitted to HKIAC in 2019. All challenges were rejected.  One challenge was made on the basis of the challenged arbitrator's alleged failure to disclose his alleged professional connections with a party's counsel as well as his and the counsel's active participation in arbitration events and business. The other two challenges were identical and made based on circumstances including the challenged arbitrator's participation in certain seminars, his professional relationship with a party's two barristers, and the manner in which he provided information in relation to those circumstances.    

Multi-party or multi-contract arbitration: The 308 arbitrations submitted to HKIAC in 2019 involved a total of 718 parties and over 450 contracts. Of the 308 arbitrations, 93 involved multiple parties or contracts. In 14 of those cases, a single arbitration was commenced under multiple contracts. HKIAC received four requests for consolidation. Three were granted and one was rejected. HKIAC received four requests for the joinder of additional parties, all of which were granted.

Applications under the Hong Kong-Mainland China arrangement on interim measures (“Arrangement”): In 2019, HKIAC processed 13 applications made to ten different Mainland Chinese courts under the Arrangement seeking to preserve evidence or assets worth a total of RMB 5.5 billion (approximately US$798 million) in Mainland China. In 2019, the Mainland Chinese courts issued orders in respect of RMB 1.7 billion (approximately US$244 million) worth of assets. Approximately 40% of the applications were made by parties from Mainland China and 60% by parties from Hong Kong, Switzerland, Singapore, Samoa and the British Virgin Islands. Approximately 60% of the applications concerned assets or evidence possessed by parties from Mainland China and 40% concerned assets owned by parties from Hong Kong, the Netherlands, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands.

Emergency arbitrator applications: No emergency arbitrator applications were submitted to HKIAC in 2019. The total number of emergency arbitrator applications filed with HKIAC to date is 13.

Expedited procedure: 21 applications for the expedited procedure were submitted to HKIAC in 2019. 16 were granted and five were rejected.

Third party funding: There was no disclosure of third party funding in the administered arbitrations submitted to HKIAC in 2019.

Tribunal secretary service: In 2019, HKIAC legal counsel were appointed as tribunal secretary in 12 arbitrations. Eight of those arbitrations were administered by HKIAC under the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules, three were administered by HKIAC under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, and one was an ad hoc arbitration.

Concluded arbitrations: In 2019, 48 arbitrations administered by HKIAC were concluded by Final Award. Seven arbitrations administered by HKIAC were concluded by party settlement which resulted in the issuance of a Consent Award.

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