At the Belt and Road Summit, eBRAM’s Chairman, Dr Thomas S.T. So shed light on the use of online dispute resolution as an effective mechanism for resolving disputes arising from Belt and Road projects and elaborated on how eBRAM can be part of an effective dispute resolution strategy.

By digitising the dispute resolution process, parties involved in a dispute can access the platform from anywhere in the world, eliminating the need for costly travel and enabling individuals, states and businesses to resolve their conflicts in a timely and cost-effective manner.

The ODR Platform includes abilities to translate documents and also translate in real-time from transcripts of a hearing. For document translation, we currently support Arabic, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and English. This helps bridge linguistic differences between parties, especially parties from jurisdictions along the Belt and Road.

Organiser: Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Thematic Breakout Session: International Legal Cooperation

Speakers: The Hon Paul T K Lam SBS SC JP, Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Dr Tony Neoh SC JP, Ms Si Yanli, Dr Sun Jin, Dr Thomas So JP