While non-administered or “ad hoc” arbitration is relatively common in the United States, China is just beginning to explore its use. This post explores the issues related to ad hoc arbitration in China.
Ad Hoc Arbitration in China
Wen Dai
What happens when a legal system built almost entirely around arbitration institutions decides to let some parties arbitrate without one? China is beginning to find out. After three decades in which Mainland arbitration was essentially institutional by design, the 2025 Arbitration Law creates a narrow but significant opening for ad hoc arbitration.
The change is small in statutory terms, but