2018年起刘洋开始接受仲裁员委任，迄今已经在中国内地、中国香港和英国伦敦近30个仲裁案件中被指定为仲裁员（包括独任仲裁员），处理在HKIAC、LMAA、HKMAG、UNCITRAL和SCIA规则项下的仲裁案件，以及临时仲裁案件，并作出了13份国际及涉外仲裁裁决。

New Empanelment of Haiwen Edward Liu on the AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre Panel of Arbitrators

We are delighted to announce the successful empanelment of Edward Liu, Partner of Haiwen & Partners LLP, on the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre (“AALCO-HKRAC”) Panel of Arbitrators, commencing from 5 June 2024 until 31 December 2026.

Standing for the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization, AALCO is an inter-governmental organization that was founded in 1956 and now with 48 member states comprising of the major states from Asia and Africa. AALCO has been accorded Permanent Observer status at the United Nations. One of the major contributions to the economic field is AALCO’s launch of its Integrated Scheme for Settlement of Disputes in the Economic and Commercial Transactions in 1978. Pursuant to that Scheme, it was decided to establish regional arbitration centres under the auspices of AALCO, which would function as international institutions with the objectives to promote international commercial arbitration in the Asian-African regions and provide for conducting international arbitrations under these centres.

The establishment of AALCO-HKRAC, officially announced by the then Premier of the State Counsel of Chinese Government in November 2021 at the 59th Annual Session of AALCO hosted by Hong Kong, marks a major milestone in the development of Hong Kong as a leading centre for international legal and dispute resolution services in the Asia-Pacific region. AALCO-HKRAC will act as a co-ordinating agency in the AALCO dispute settlement system, aiming to promote the growth and effective functioning of arbitration institutions and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services, including online dispute resolution services, to promote the wider application of various ADR rules within the Asian and Pacific region, to provide facilities for ADR services including ad hoc arbitrations as well as arbitrations held under the auspices of the Centre and other arbitral institutions, and to provide assistance in the enforcement of arbitral awards.

With AALCO-HKRAC, AALCO now has six international regional arbitration centres, and the other five centres are located in Cairo (Arab Republic of Egypt), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Lagos (Nigeria), Tehran (Islamic Republic of Iran) and Nairobi (Kenya). Each centre is established by international law, and the respective hosts Governments recognize their independent status like an international organization and have accorded privileges and immunities to these centres.

Edward Liu is a well-regarded leading practitioner in international arbitration. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and a member of the International Court of Commercial Arbitration (ICCA). He serves on the panels or lists of arbitrators for various esteemed institutions, including the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Asia International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA), Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Court (BAC/BIAC), Dalian International Arbitration Court (DIAC), Tianjin Arbitration Commission (TJAC), Nanjing Arbitration Commission (NJAC), London Maritime Arbitrators' Association (LMAA), Hong Kong Maritime Arbitration Group (HKMAG), China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC), Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration, and eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre (eBRAM).

Since 2018, Edward has accepted appointments as an arbitrator and has been appointed as arbitrator (including sole arbitrator) in approximately 30 cases. He has handled arbitration cases as an arbitrator under the rules of HKIAC, LMAA, HKMAG, UNCITRL, SCIA, as well as ad hoc arbitrations, having issued 13 arbitral awards to date.