Shareholder ASEAA

• Allen & Overy LLP
  Deutschland
• Brödermann Jahn RA GmbH
  Deutschland
• CMS Hasche Sigle
  Deutschland
• DLA Piper
• Graf von Westphalen
  Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Partnerschaft mbB
  Deutschland
• Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek PartGmbB
  Deutschland
• Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
  Deutschland

• Handelskammer Hamburg
  Deutschland
• Obor Research Centre
  Hong Kong
• Rechtsstandort Hamburg e.V.
  Deutschland

• Qatralnada Alenezi
  Public authority for sport
  Kuwait
• Lulwa Alhammad
  Al Tamimi & Company
  Kuwait
• Sarah Alhammadi
  ANA Law Firm
  Kuwait
• Noof Alharbi
  Kuwait
• Haifa Al-Huwaidi
  Al-Huwaidi Legal Group
  Kuwait
• Shoug Alkandari
  Kuwait
• Danah Fahad AlMesbah
  Kuwait
• Wadha Almulla
  Kuwait
• Dalal Almutairi
  Public authority for sport
  Kuwait
• Aisha Al Omar
  Health assurance hospitals company
  Kuwait
• Reham Alrandi
  Kuwait
• Shayma Altabbakh
  Ministry of Water, Electricity and Renewable Energy
  Kuwait
• Faie Al-Tayyar
  Kuwait
• Fatma Althaiban
  Law & justice group Fatma Altheeban law firm
  Kuwait
• Jason Annandale
  Annandale & Betham
  Samoa
• Xianyue Bai
  GRANDALL LAW TIANJIN Office
  P.R. China
• Najlaa Bereysami
  Ministry of justices
  Kuwait
• Caroline Berube
  HJM Asia Law & Co LLC
  China
• Mareva Betham-Annandale
  Annandale and Betham
  Samoa
• Gautam Bhatikar
  Phoenix Legal
  Inda
• Reinhard Bork
  Universität Hamburg
  Deutschland
• Jean-Bernard Bosquet-Denis
  JB BOSQUET-DENIS
  France
• Christian Breitzke
  Deutschland
• Sharon Chong
  Skrine
  Malaysia
• Ricky Chopra
  Ricky Chopra International Counsels
  India
• Andrea Colorio
  Platter Ausserer Bauer + Partner
  Italien
• Anthony Connerty
  IDR Group
  United Kingdom
• Dietmar Czernich
  CHG Czernich Haidlen Gast & Partner Rechtsanwälte GmbH
  Austria
• Patrick Dahm
  dahm adr
  Singapore
• Gábor Damjanovic Forgó
  Damjanovic & Partners Law Firm
  Hungary
• Hew R. Dundas
  Scotland
• Siegfried H. Elsing Orrick
  Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
  Deutschland
• Ann-Christin Engelke
  BAUMANN Resolving Disputes
  Deutschland
• Jessica Fei
  King & Wood Mallesons
  China
• Dr. Mario Feuerstein
  De Bund Law Offices
  Shanghai
• Paulo Fohlin
  Odebjer Fohlin Associates
  Schweden
• Joachim Frick
  BakerMcKenzie
  Schweiz
• Teresa Giovannini
  Lalive SA
  Switzerland
• Dr. Joachim Glatter
  Deutschland
• Areej Hamadah
  Areej Hamadah Law Firm
  Kuwait
• Mino Han
  Peter & Kim
  South Korea
• Sven Hasenstab
  BRANDI Rechtsanwälte GbR
  Deutschland
• Jan Havlíček
  Havlíček Law Offices
  Tschechische Republik
• Evelyn Henning
  Regional Court Frankfurt
  Deutschland
• Bo Ra Hobeke
  Linklaters LLP
  The Netherlands
• Mohammad Jamali
  Kuwait Airways Company
  Kuwait
• Bart Kasteleijn
  Heussen law firm
  Netherlands
• Huseen Khajah
  General Department of Experts / Ministry of Justice / State of Kuwait
  Kuwait
• Eduards Kuznecovs
  Marine Legal Bureau
  Latvia
• Nicholas Lazarus
  Justicius Law Corporation
  Singapore
• Claus H. Lenz
  LDR Lenz Dispute Resolution
  Deutschland
• William Leung
  William KW Leung & Co
  Hong Kong
• Mingjun Li
  Jointide Law Firm
  China
• Tat Lim
  Aequitas Law LLP
  Singapore
• Angela Lin
  Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law
  Taiwan
• Alexander Lütgendorf
  Senior Cousel
  AMERELLER
• Urs Lustenberger
  Lustenberger KLG
  Switzerland
• Dr. Lars Markert
  Nishimura & Asahi
  Japan
• José-Antonio Maurellet
  Des Voeux Chambers
  Hong Kong SA
• Anton Maurer
  Anton Maurer International Legal Service
  Deutschland
• Malcom McNeil
  Arent Fox LLP
  USA
• Bernhard Meyer
  MME Legal, Tax, Compliance
  Schweiz
• Karen Mills
  Karimsyah Law Firm
  Indonesia
• Stefano Modenesi
  DLA Piper Studio Legale Tributario Associato
  Italy
• Zainab Mustafa
  Al-Maswuwlia legal group
  Kuwait
• Axel Neelmeier
  Schulz Noack Bärwinkel
  Deutschland
• Piotr Nowaczyk
  KANCELARIA ADWOKACKA
  Polen
• Michael C. O’Connor
  Galway Mediation
  Ireland
• Huey Miin Ooi
  MIArb
  Malaysia
• Ricardo Ongkiko
  SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan
  Philippines
• Hermes Pazzaglini
  NCTM Shanghai Office
  China
• Alberto Piergrossi
  Piergrossi Studio Legale
  Italien
• Jens-Christian Posselt
  Deutschland
• C. Ryan Reetz
  Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
  USA
• Mohammad Rl rasheedi
  Kuwait international law school
  Kuwait
• Imke Rohmert
  Deutschland
• Robert Rom
  rlr Arbitration
  Schweiz
• Phillip Rompotis
  Prince's Chambers
  China
• Dorothee Ruckteschler
  Dorothee Ruckteschler Dispute Resolution
  Deutschland
• Luis Alberto Salton Peretti
  Souto Correa Advogados
  Brasilien
• Tillmann Schmidt-Parzefall
  Deutschland
• Volker Schumacher
  Lindenau Prior & Partner
  Deutschland
• Sebastian Seelmann-Eggebert
  LATHAM & WATKINS LLP
  Deutschland
• Jan Erik Spangenberg
  MANNER SPANGENBERG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB
  Deutschland
• Christopher To
  Gilt Chambers
  Hong Kong, China
• Godson Ugochukwu
  Fortress Solicitors
  Nigeria
• Carsten van de Sande
  Hengeler Mueller Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB
  Deutschland
• Andreas von Criegern
  Esche Schümann Commichau
  Deutschland
• Fabian von Schlabrendorff
  PFITZNER LEGAL
  Deutschland
• Anish Wadia
  India
• Zhengzhi Wang
  Beijing Globe-Law Law Firm
  China
• Frank-Bernd Weigand
  Skorczyk & Weigand
  Deutschland
• Martin Wiebecke
  Anwaltsbüro Wiebecke
  Schweiz
• Johannes P. Willheim
  Jones Day
  Deutschland
• Jürgen O. Wöhler
  Deutschland
• BaoTong Xu
  Shanghai JinKun law firm
  China
• Denis Yongquan Deng
  ANLI PARTNERS
  China
• Tianze Zhang
  SWISS CHINESE ASSOSIATION
  Schweiz
• Hang Zhao
  Commerce & Finance Law Offices
  China
• Dominik Ziegenhahn
  Raschke von Knobelsdorff Heiser
  Deutschland

1. The name of the Association is „ASEAA Asian European Arbitration Association“, in the following also called “Association”. After registration „e.V.“ is added to the name.

2. The Association shall have its registered office in Hamburg, Germany.

3. The business year of the Association corresponds to the calendar year.

1. Objective of the Association is the promotion of arbitration and other methods of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in European business and legal relations with China and worldwide if related to China and East Asia.

2. The statutory objectives might be pursued by

• Ownership or shareholding in legal entities which offer and administer arbitration and other ADR within the scope of the statutory objectives, in particular the Asian European Arbitration Centre (ASEAC) resp. the Asian European Arbitration Centre GmbH.
• Organizing conferences, events, marketing and publications related to the statutory objectives,
• Fostering of international relations in connection with arbitration and ADR,
• International cooperation with other organizations committed to the same objectives,

1. Any natural person who is above the age of 18 years, any private company or any legal entity may become a member.

2. With the application the applicant accepts the Statutes and the fee schedule in case of successful application as well as the obligation to pay due membership fees.

3. The application for membership is generally to be submitted to the Executive Board in writing, by fax, email or the website. There is no entitlement to admission.

4. The Executive Board shall make a final decision on the written application for membership at its own discretion. The board is not obliged to give reasons for rejection. Membership begins with the dispatch of the admission decision to the applicant.

5. The Board of Directors is authorized, at its discretion, to offer membership to natural persons or legal entities and also to grant honorary membership without fees or cooperative membership without fees for affiliated institutions.. All members of the Asian European Legal Association e.V., registered in Hamburg, are without any further requirements entitled to become members of the Association.

1. Members are entitled to use all facilities of the Association and to participate in all events offered by the Association.

2. Members are entitled to get included in the list of arbitrators of the Asian European Ar-bitration Centre (ASEAC) if all requirements as set in the statutes of the Asian Europe-an Arbitration Centre are fulfilled. Furthermore they may bring forward motions to the Board or to the General Assembly.

3. Members have to respect the statutory objectives of the Association and decisions by the organs of the Association.

1. Membership is terminated by death, voluntary withdrawal, striking from the list of members or in case of legal persons their losing the legal capacity.

2. Voluntary withdrawal must be notified to the Board in writing, by fax or email at least three months prior to the end of the business year. The notification must be placed in time with one member of the Board.

3. The striking of a member is only possible for good cause. On motion by the Board the General Assembly decides with a three quarter majority of the members present upon the striking. The Board has to inform the member on his motion at least two weeks prior to the General Assembly. Any written brief of the member concerning the motion of striking him has to be read to the General Assembly. Membership ends with the decision of striking by the General Assembly and is to be communicated immediately to the member by the Board only, if the member was not present at the General Assembly.

4. A member can be struck from the list of members if fees for two consecutive years have not been paid and are not paid within six months after written notification of the overdue fees. The notification must inform the member about the exclusion from the membership in case of nonpayment. The Board decides on striking a not paying member of the membership list. No notification to the member is necessary.

5. Upon the termination of membership for whatever reason all membership rights cease. Any refund of fees, contributions, grants or other support by the former member is excluded. The right of the Association to claim overdue fees remains.

1. Membership fees, other contributions and entrance fees are set out in the fee schedule. The initial fee schedule is set out by the Founding Assembly whilst all later fee schedules are approved by the General Assembly upon proposal by the Board.

2. The Board may at his discretion exempt from membership fees for a certain period or indefinitely any organization or legal person who supports the objectives of the Association.

3. The Board may at his discretion reduce or waive membership fees upon written application temporarily or infinitively, if a member is not able to pay.

4. Honorary Members are exempt from membership fees.

5. Funds of the Association must not be spent except for statutory purposes. Members are not entitled to receive any contributions from the Association. Nobody shall receive payments which are not in line with the statutory objectives or are unreasonably high.

1. The organs of the Association are the Executive Board (“Board” = Vorstand) and the General Assembly.

2. The Board may upon his discretion establish advisory committees and appoint as members natural or legal persons who foster the statutory objectives in an extraordinary way.

1. The Executive Board consists of:

• President (Chairman),
• Vice President (Treasurer) and
• Vice President (Company Secretary).

2. The Board is responsible for the management of the activities of the Association and is competent for all matters except if assigned to another organ by the statutes. The Board convenes the General Assembly and implements resolutions of the General Assembly.

The Association is represented judicially and extra-judicially by either the President or by any one of the Vice Presidents (§ 26 BGB) who are exempted from the restrictions of § 181 BGB. The Board may set up rules of procedure and delegate special tasks to members or establish committees for such tasks or their implementation.

3. The members of the Board are elected by the General Assembly for a period of three years. Reelection is allowed. Board members remain in office until successors have been elected.

4. The term of a member of the Executive Board ends upon leaving the Association. If a member resigns before the end of his term of office, the Board shall elect a replacement member until the next General Meeting.

5. The responsibility of Board members is limited according to § 31a BGB and they are to be protected by the Association against claims by third parties according to § 31a (2) BGB. The Association may at its own expense insure Board members against claims in connection with the management of the Association by the Association itself, its members or third parties.

6. General Assembly and / or Board may appoint non-executive members to the Board. These members of the non-executive Board must not legally represent the Association. General Assembly and / or Board may also appoint „Honorary Members“ to the non-executive Board.

7. The Board is authorized to make any changes to these Statutes which are necessary to register the Association provided they do not change the objectives of the Association. This section 7 becomes invalid with the due registration of the Association.

1. A General Assembly is convened by the Board if needed, however at least once a year (ordinary General Assembly), if possible in the first six months. The Board decides on the location upon his free discretion. The invitation has to be sent by the Board at least 21 days before the date of the General Assembly and must contain the preliminary agenda.

2. The invitation must indicate the topics to be decided by the General Assembly. Each member can propose in writing until at latest one week before the assembly additional topics for the final agenda. The Chairperson of the General Assembly must amend the agenda accordingly with the start of the meeting. The General Assembly decides on motions to amend the agenda which are brought forward during the General Assembly.

3. The President or a Vice President chairs the General Assembly. Upon proposal by the President another Chairperson can be elected by the General Assembly. The Board presents to the General Assembly a report on the preceding year, the financials and the budget.

4. The General Assembly decides upon:

a) Approval of the annual report,
b) Formal approval (“Entlastung”) to the actions of the Board,
c) Election of the Board,
d) Change of Statutes,
e) Fee schedule, in particular members fees,
f) Motions of the Board and of members,
g) Appointment of Auditors,
h) Dissolution of the Association,
i) Confirmation of members of advisory committees as proposed by the Board,
j) Confirmation of non-executive Board members as proposed by the Board,
k) Striking members from the membership list.

5. Each duly convened General Meeting shall be deemed to have a quorum irrespective of the number of members present. Every member present is entitled to vote. Members who pay a increased fee according to the statutes (law firms), as well as institutional members, have a doubled right to vote. Members not present are entitled to authorize other members to exercise their voting rights in writing or text form. Voting instructions are not permitted. The authorized members are entitled to grant sub-authorization. Voting in the general meeting shall in principle take place openly by show of hands or by acclamation. At the request of the majority of those present, the voting shall be secret.

6. Decisions of the General Assembly are taken by simple majority, if the Statutes do not rule differently. Abstentions are not counted. A motion is not approved if the vote is split. A decision to change the Statutes requires a majority of three quarters of the members present.

7. Decisions taken by the General Assembly shall be duly documented in a protocol to be signed by the Chairperson and the Secretary. If several persons were chairing the General Assembly, the last Chairperson signs the complete protocol. Each member of the Association is entitled to see the protocol.

1. All communications between the Association and members via e-mail are legally effective, if not precluded by the Statutes. Each member is obliged to provide the Association with a valid email address. Communications sent by the Association to an email address provided by the member is deemed to arrive with the member as soon as it is sent by the Association. Otherwise the legal regulations on effective reception of communications apply.

2. The Board may upon his free discretion also communicate in writing or any other form and shall take care to have proof for the sending or the reception of said communication by the addressee. If a delivery by post or courier is chosen by the Board, the communication is deemed to have arrived at the addressee one week after dispatch.

3. Data of members are stored electronically to facilitate communication with members. Each member agrees to the storage and processing of their data.

1. The dissolution of the association shall be decided only in a general meeting with a majority of four fifths of the valid votes cast. This agenda item must have been expressly referred to in the invitation.

2. Liquidators should be the Executive Board members actually in office, if not decided otherwise by the General Assembly.

1. All legal relations between the Association and its members are exclusively governed by German law.

2. Any dispute between the Association and its members arising out of or relating to these Statutes shall be finally settled by a sole arbitrator without recourse to the ordinary courts of law. This arbitration shall be institutional and administered by the Asian European Arbitration Centre (ASEAC) in Hamburg (Germany) in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Asian European Arbitration Centre then in force. The seat of the arbitration shall be Hamburg, the language of the arbitration shall be German and German law shall be applicable to the merits. The sole arbitrator shall be named by the President of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. In case the Chamber is a party in this dispute, the sole arbitrator shall be named by the President of the Hamburg Bar Association.

The German version of these Statutes is legally binding and shall prevail over any English or Chinese version in case of divergences between these versions.