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. They have implemented measures to ensure the continuity of their dispute resolution operations and services while safeguarding the health and safety of users and staff, Strategy2050.kz reports referring to the Astana International Financial Center’s press service.
The AIFC Court and IAC are following government advice and guidelines and continue to provide dispute resolution services online without charge to users.
“Cases can be filed at the AIFC Court and IAC online via our eJustice system which can be accessed via the AIFC Court and IAC websites. We can resolve disputes using audio and video technology, by written submissions and email. Disputes can be resolved without the parties to the disputes having to leave their homes. We are actively resolving disputes via our online facilities. 57 mediation cases have been resolved applying our mediation rules and two arbitration cases are currently being considered at the IAC. One case has been resolved at the AIFC Court”, the message reads.
It was reported that later this month it’s planned to launch online “AIFC Court and IAC Webinar Series” to ensure users and the business and legal community remain connected to developments at the AIFC Court and IAC and other dispute resolution matters including challenges posed by the COVID-19 situation.
The AIFC Court and IAC provide a one stop shop for commercial dispute resolution. They are independent from the judicial system of the Republic of Kazakhstan and operate to the highest international standards to resolve civil and commercial disputes originating in the AIFC and in other disputes in which all parties to the dispute agree to give the AIFC Court or IAC jurisdiction. The judges, arbitrators, mediators, procedures, practices and standards at the AIFC Court and IAC are familiar to businesses currently operating in major financial centres around the world.
“We have carefully monitored the COVID-19 situation and implemented measures to ensure that the AIFC Court and IAC continue to operate online. All case filings and hearings at the AIFC Court and IAC are now administered online free of charge and without parties to a dispute having to leave the comfort and safety of their homes. Investors and businesses can be assured that their disputes will be resolved online at the AIFC Court and IAC applying the highest standards of the rule of law in a timely and cost effective manner”, Mr. Christopher Campbell-Holt, AIFC Court and IAC Registrar and Chief Executive, commented.
