Reports/Updates

UNCCA Reports & Updates

Dec 10, 20171 min read

50 Years of UNCITRAL: UNCCA United Nations Day National Lecture Series

UNCCA held its first annual UN Day Lecture Series around Australia in October, November and December 2017. A copy of the Lecture,...

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Dec 5, 20171 min read

Hon Bob Ellicott AC QC attends the UN Day Sydney lecture

By Tim Castle: Inspiring to hear Hon Bob Ellicott QC at my last UN Day lecture in Sydney last night. Bob was Australia’s delegate to...

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Nov 7, 20171 min read

Call for comments: Draft model law on recognition of cross-border insolvency related judgments

The UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia (UNCCA) is monitoring the progress of the work being undertaken by UNCITRAL’s...

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Nov 7, 20171 min read

UN Day Sydney Lecture moved to 5 December

Please note that the UN Day Sydney Lecture has been moved to 5 December. For more information, contact Tim Castle. See the updated flyer...

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Nov 5, 20171 min read

UN Day Sydney Lecture – Thursday 9 November 2017

UNCCA is hosting a UN Day Lecture in Sydney on Thursday 9 November. See the flyer below. https://uncca.org.au/2017/11/06/un-day-sydney-le...

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Oct 31, 20171 min read

UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Day: Events at UWA and throughout the Region in November and December

See below for details on a free event at the University of Western Australia on 24 November 2017, as well as other events throughout the...

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Oct 29, 20172 min read

Call for Papers: UNCITRAL Macau Conference, 11-12 December 2017

From the Regional Centre: We are glad to inform you that the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Regional...

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Oct 29, 20171 min read

Report from WGI (MSMEs), by Bryce Williams

From 16-20 October 2017, UNCITRAL Working Group I (MSMEs) met in Vienna to try and finalise its work on a legislative guide relating to...

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Oct 22, 20171 min read

UN Day Canberra Event, 1 November

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) was founded 50 years ago. Its achievements have accompanied the boom...

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Oct 16, 20171 min read

From the Regional Centre: The 6th Asia Pacific ADR Conference scheduled for 8 – 9 November 2017 in Seoul, Republic of Korea, is open for...

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Oct 10, 20171 min read

Next Week: 2nd UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Judicial Summit

From the Regional Centre: The Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law...

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Oct 4, 20171 min read

Report on Third Annual UNCCA Seminar, by Suzanne Howarth

Suzanne Howarth, Former Deputy Chair and member of UNCCA prepared a report of the Third Annual UNCITRAL Seminar held at the Commonwealth...

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Oct 3, 20172 min read

Call for papers : UNCITRAL-UM Joint Conference (Abstract Submission by 20 November)

From the Regional Centre: The UNCITRAL-UM Joint Conference 2017 will be held on 11 and 12 December 2017 in Macau, China. We are now...

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Sep 28, 20172 min read

From the Regional Centre:On 15 September 2017, the Parliament of Fiji passed the International Arb

From the Regional Centre: We would like to inform you that the Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations Commission...

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Sep 27, 20171 min read

Fiji enacts UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration

From the Regional Centre: On 15 September 2017, the Parliament of Fiji passed the International Arbitration Bill 2017 as an Act of...

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Sep 26, 20171 min read

Publication: A panel on Philip Morris Asia Limited (Hong Kong) v the Commonwealth of Australia

Suzanne Howarth, Former Deputy Chair and member of UNCCA is also a lecturer at the University of Canberra and member of the International...

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Sep 4, 20171 min read

UNCITRAL Asia Pacific organises Side Event at APTFF 2017 on “Taking FTA electronic commerce chapters

From the Regional Centre: The 8th Asia-Pacific Trade Facilitation Forum (APTFF) is co-organised by the United Nations Economic and Social...

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Aug 15, 20171 min read

UNCITRAL co-hosts Seminar on ASEAN integration through the Harmonization of Commercial Laws [4-5 Sep

From the Regional Centre: UNCITRAL RCAP, the Supreme Court of Thailand, ASEAN Law Association, the International Institute for Trade and...

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Aug 13, 20173 min read

CALL FOR APPLICANTS – UNLAWS: UNCCA Law-Student Attendance Working-Group Scheme

he UNCCA Law-Student Attendance Working-Group Scheme (UNLAWS) is an opportunity for a select number of law students to accompany...

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Aug 9, 20171 min read

UN Limited Liability Organisations – UNCITRAL Update

UNCCA Director, Diane Chapman, presented a paper at the UNCITRAL 50th Anniversary in Vienna in July on the Topic of ‘Inclusive Economic...

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