To further promote the reform of diversified dispute resolution mechanism, give full play to the advantages of industry mediation, actively carry out the “Belt and Road” international commercial mediation and other commercial dispute mediation, further open the channels for litigation and mediation, implement the spirit of the reform of the complex and simplified diversion mechanism, on June 15, 2020, Shenzhen Baoan District People's Court (the Baoan Court) signed the memorandum of cooperation on further promoting the construction of a diversified dispute resolution mechanism for commercial disputes and unveiled commercial mediation studio with Benchmark Chambers International and Benchmark International Mediation Center (BCI&BIMC).
JI Yuan, member of the Baoan Court Party Leadership Group and vice-president of the court, LI Xiuzhu, full-time member of the Adjudication Committee of the Baoan Court, LIN Kuiying,director of the Litigation Service Center, TANG Jianghua, director of the Mediation Center, LI Zhuoying, BCI&BIMC's president of council, LEE Leiming, BCI&BIMC's vice-president, and ZENG Qiuhong, BCI&BIMC's council member attended the signing and unveiling ceremony.
In her speech, President Ji stated that she was very glad to welcome BCI&BIMC as a specially invited mediation organization to witness the important moment of diversified dispute resolution cooperation between the two sides. The Baoan Court has always attached great importance to and actively promoted the work of diversified dispute resolution, strengthened the construction of professionaiil talent pool, integrated multiple forces, and standardized the construction of the specially invited mediation system. BCI&BIMC has been deeply engaged in the ascertainment of foreign laws and commercial mediation for years, and has achieved remarkable achievements. The cooperation between the two parties will further realize complementary advantages and benign interaction, and jointly escort economic and social development.
It is the right time for the two sides to carry out diversified cooperation. This will help us further enrich the diversified dispute resolution system, provide professional, efficient and internationally compatible mediation services for the people and economic entities, better promote a harmonious and orderly law-based business environment, and serve the overall situation of national strategic development. At the same time, the cooperation between the two parties is of far-reaching significance. It is expected that while jointly carrying out the practice of commercial dispute mediation, we will continue to explore experience and practices, create pilot samples and brands, and contribute legal wisdom to the construction of a socialist pilot demonstration zone with Chinese characteristics in Shenzhen.
In her speech, President Li said that a diversified dispute resolution mechanism is one of the important ways to modernize the national governance system and governance capabilities. Under the background of the reform of the diversion of the complex and simplified, carrying out a number of reform measures is of great significance for promoting the development of domestic mediation mechanism. The Baoan Court has carried out many reforms and innovations in the governance of litigation sources, and built a “one-stop multiple dispute resolution mechanism”. Before the litigation, the “three-mediation linkage” of “people’s mediation + administrative mediation + judicial mediation” jointly intervened to resolve disputes, so as to ensure the effect of non-litigation settlement at the grass-roots level. It is advanced in China and has rich experience and mature practices in alternative dispute resolution. For the cooperation between the two parties, BCI&BIMC is both honored and responsible. Since its establishment in 2014, BCI&BIMC has made a lot of efforts and explorations within the scope of foreign law ascertainment and commercial mediation, and has been hired as a special mediation organization by many courts. During the epidemic prevention and control period, BCI&BIMC actively participated in the mediation entrusted or appointed by the court, participated in the mediation of 300 commercial cases, successfully mediated more than 60 cases, and carried out diversified dispute resolution investigations and professional training in light of the new needs of the epidemic and social governance. BCI&BIMC cherishes the opportunity to develop diversified dispute resolution cooperation with the Baoan Court, and jointly contribute to the diversified dispute resolution mechanism.
In the future, the two parties will coordinate and cooperate, continue to optimize the way of cooperation, jointly strengthen training, seminars and other activities, continue to improve professional mediation capabilities, further enrich and improve the diversified dispute resolution mechanism, establish a benign interactive long-term mechanism, and help create a better legal business environment.
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