Tag: AIFC Court

Memoranda of Understanding signed between the AIFC Court, International Arbitration Centre and the Law Society of England and Wales

On 4 March the AIFC Court and International Arbitration Centre (“IAC”) signed Memoranda of Understanding with the Law Society of England and Wales. The Law Society is a strategic partner of the AIFC Court and IAC in providing and developing the rule of law in their respective jurisdictions and internationally. 

The Rt. Hon. The Lord Woolf CH, Chief Justice of the AIFC Court, officially presented his book “A Vision of the AIFC Court”

On 9 September 2019, the Rt. Hon. The Lord Woolf CH, Chief Justice of the AIFC Court, officially presented his book “A Vision of the AIFC Court” at a special launch at the AIFC Court to the legal and business communities in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. The book was edited by Mr.…

Official opening of the Court of Astana International Financial Center (AIFC)

The official opening of the Court of Astana International Financial Center (AIFC) took place in Nur-Sultan. Since January last year, civil and commercial disputes have been solved in accordance with the best international practices and based on English law. The first case went to AIFC court in February of this…

The importance of the Astana International Financial Centre

Introduction Yet to be discovered as an international financial hub is the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) in Kazakhstan. In my opinion the current financial bubble in Western Europe and the crypto currency developments, make it almost impossible to ignore this opportunity to develop business and to diversify portfolios.

Important lecture: the AIFC Court and the Common Law Method of Resolving Commercial Disputes and Issues arising from Regulatory Decisions

The Rt. Hon. Sir Jack Beatson FBA, Justice of the AIFC Court  Delivered at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan  on Tuesday 24 April 2018 1. Introduction (1) It is a huge honour and a great pleasure to be asked to speak here at the Republic of Kazakhstan’s Supreme…