South Korea has amended its national arbitration law, effective as of 30 November 2016. Many of the changes are adopted or adapted from the 2006 Model Law Amendments, while others clarify, simplify, or improve on the prior status quo. The amendments include, among other changes: establishing the enforceability of interim awards, relaxing the ‘writing’ requirement for valid arbitration agreements, improving the procedures for court-assisted evidence-taking, and revising the definition of ‘arbitration’ to expand the scope of arbitral disputes.
Journal of International Arbitration