ARBITRATION RULES IN JAPAN ARE UPDATED
I. INTRODUCTION The modifications to the Arbitration Rules of the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (the “JCAA”) shall be applicable to all arbitrations commenced on or after 1st February 2014. This is the first substantial change to said rules since 2004. In the press release issued by the JCAA the reasons for said modifications are said to be the recent revisions to…