Meeting on the International arbitration bill and Domestic arbitration bill held on the 31^st of May, 2023. The meeting agreed for the Bills to now proceed to Minister and AG to bring to NEC and finally to Parliament.

The purpose and objective of the international arbitration bill is;

(a) Recognize and give effect to the agreement of contracting parties in international commercial agreements and other agreements to resolve their disputes by arbitration;
(b) Repeal and replace the Arbitration Act Chapter 46 with respect to international arbitration;
(c) Give effect in domestic law to the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 1958 (New York) and related instruments, and for related purposes.

The overriding objectives and purposes of this Act is to encourage the use of arbitration as an agreed method of resolving disputes;

The purpose of the Domestic Arbitration bill amongst other things is to recognize and give effect to the agreement of contracting parties in commercial agreements and other agreements or any other matter amenable for resolution by arbitration.
This bill when passed by Parliament will repeal and replace the Arbitration Act Chapter 46 with respect to domestic arbitration. The object of this bill are;

(a)     to encourage the use of arbitration as an agreed method of resolving disputes;
(b)     to redefine and clarify the basis on which arbitral awards can be set aside; and
(c)     to facilitate recognition and enforcement of arbitration agreements and arbitral awards.

From the left, Arieta Dagi, Jena Kuliniasi, State Solicitor Daniel Rolpagarea, Justice Jeffrey Shepherd, Minister for Justice & Attorney General Hon. Pila Ninigi, Deputy Chief Justice Ambeng Kandakasi, Acting Secretary DJAG Nichodemus Mosoro and Daniel Meltz, consultant to the Arbitration working bill working group. 

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