King & Wood Mallesons review of the emergence of specialist international courts that seek to cater to parties engaged in cross-border commercial transactions. The author refers to the Singapore International Commercial Court, the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts, the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre, the Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts, and most recently the China International Commercial Court, concluding that, while national and international efforts have sought to make international dispute litigation more attractive, it has yet to match some of the unique benefits of international arbitration, key to these being enforcement under the New York Convention, confidentiality and neutrality.
The Rise Of The Courts
