At the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Legal Forum at the end of August, the first standard for arbitration secretaries in China, known as the "Guangzhou Standard" ,will be officially launched. Arbitration secretaries are individuals appointed by arbitration institutions to assist with case management and service tasks. In 2022, arbitration secretaries were officially included in the Occupational Classification System of the People's Republic of China. The "Guangzhou Standard" has already been recognized and signed by the Asia Pacific Centre for Arbitration & Mediation (Hong Kong), the World Trade Center Macao Arbitration Center, as well as arbitration institutions in Zhuhai, Huizhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Harbin, and Maoming, making it the world's first cross-institutional standard for arbitration secretaries.

"Arbitration secretaries are both mediators for arbitration institutions to manage cases and a crucial support for arbitration panels to efficiently advance proceedings, playing a significant role in the construction of international legal practices," said Li Zhenghua, an Associate Professor at Sun Yat-sen University School of Law and an arbitrator of the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission. He noted that the standard not only fills a gap in industry rules but also prepares a foundation for the long-term development of arbitration in China, further promoting the export of secretarial services in international arbitration.

What are the innovative highlights of the "Guangzhou Standard" for arbitration secretaries? He Han, Deputy Director of the International Department at the Guangzhou Arbitration Commission, explains that this is the first arbitration secretary standard in China. It details classifications, defines responsibilities, and standardizes procedures, laying a foundation for the profession's development. The standard combines international practices with "oriental experience" by differentiating between tribunal secretaries and case management secretaries. It integrates arbitration institution management with tribunal independence based on international practice, enhancing Chinese arbitration institutions meet international conventions on arbitration independence while integrating mediation throughout the arbitration process to improve efficiency. The standard caters to both institutional arbitration and temporary arbitration commonly used in maritime disputes, meeting the needs of institutional arbitration for managing cases and also applying to situations where arbitration institutions or other qualified entities provide secretarial services for temporary arbitration in the future.

Additionally, on August 29th, during the "Guangzhou Arbitration Day" series of events, the opening of the Tianhe Arbitration Themed Park and public legal education activities will take place, along with a tour of the "Yunxiaozhong" intelligent robot exhibition.

Source :Lingnan on the Cloud

全国首创！仲裁秘书“广州标准”将在8月底正式发布

在8月底召开的粤港澳大湾区法治论坛上，我国首个仲裁秘书标准——仲裁秘书“广州标准”将正式发布。据悉，仲裁秘书是指接受仲裁机构的指派，协助仲裁庭从事仲裁案件程序管理和服务工作的人员。2022年，仲裁秘书首次被列入我国《职业分类大典》。据悉，仲裁秘书“广州标准”目前已有亚太仲裁与调解中心（香港）、澳门世界贸易中心仲裁中心，以及珠海、惠州、南京、宁波、哈尔滨、茂名等地仲裁机构签约认可，成为全球首个跨机构认可的仲裁秘书通行标准。

“仲裁秘书既是仲裁机构实现案件管理的媒介，也是辅助仲裁庭高效推进程序的关键，在涉外法治建设中扮演着重要的角色。”中山大学法学院副教授、广州仲裁委员会仲裁员李正华介绍，标准不仅填补了仲裁秘书行业规则的空白，也为我国仲裁事业的长远发展储存后备力量，进一步推动我国在国际仲裁领域向外输出秘书服务。

仲裁秘书“广州标准”有何创新亮点？广州仲裁委国际部副总监贺晗表示，首创我国首个仲裁秘书标准，标准细化仲裁秘书的分类，界定职责、规范程序，为仲裁秘书职业发展奠定基础；标准兼取国际惯例和“东方经验”优势，从职能的角度将仲裁秘书区分为仲裁庭秘书与案件管理秘书，依照国际惯例构建仲裁机构管理和仲裁庭独立裁决的有机结合，更好促进我国仲裁机构落实仲裁独立性等国际公约要求，同时让调解贯穿仲裁全过程、提升仲裁效率；标准兼顾机构仲裁与普遍运用海事仲裁领域的临时仲裁，不仅满足机构仲裁对案件进行管理的需要，也适用于未来由仲裁机构或者其他适格主体为临时仲裁提供仲裁秘书等服务的情形。

此外，记者了解到，除了仲裁秘书标准的发布，在即将到来的8月29日“广州仲裁日”系列活动中，还将开展天河仲裁主题公园开园暨群众普法活动、“云小仲”智能机器人巡展等。

文、图｜记者 郭思琦
通讯员 广正发 广州仲裁委
译｜林佳岱
英文审校｜赵凡