Friday, April 12, 2019

Issuance of the Union Supreme Court: The Performance to improve investment and Doing Business in Myanmar

THE Supreme Court of the Union today issues the legal and judicial reforms to improve Investment and Doing Business in Myanmar.

Legal Performance Law Drafting
- Drafting Arbitration Bill to enact the Arbitration Law (2016 Pyidaungsu Law No.5) to solve the domestic and international commercial disputes
- Drafting and submitting Insolvency Bill to support the national economic development
Issuance of Procedures
- Issuance of the Arbitration Procedures (Notification No. 643/2018) for the Appointment of Arbitrator and Jurisdiction under the Arbitration Law Section 57
- Issuance of Case Management Procedures (Notification No.649/2018) to implement the Case Management System under Section 73 of the Union Judiciary Law
Judicial Performance
Resolve the cases in a fair, timely and efficient manner in accordance with the law
- Implement the National Case Management Program phased approach since 1 August 2018 and decide the cases within time standards and reduce the postponement rate
- Introduce the Pilot Program of Court-led Mediation in Civil Suits since 1 March 2019 and resolve the cases in timely with the consent of the parties
- Prepare the syllabus for judges training to improve the skill in areas of Intellectual Property Rights and commercial transactions
Doing Business Ranking
- Publish 2018 Annual Report of Yangon High Court including detailed data of Clearance Rate and Time of Disposition for civil suits of the Township Courts in Yangon Region and upload the Report and detailed data on Union Supreme Court Website
- Publish the Union Supreme Court judgments of 2018 rendered in commercial cases and related judgments of the appellate courts and first instance courts
- Use pretrial conference, set time standards and regulate adjournment policy under the Case Management Procedures and develop implementation
The detailed data of Clearance Rate and Time of Disposition for civil suits of the Township Courts in Yangon Region is available as follows:
Myanmar language: http://www.unionsupremecourt.gov.mm/?q=my/content/13834
English language: http://www.unionsupremecourt.gov.mm/?q=content/13873
The 2018 judgments of the Supreme Court of the Union rendered in commercial cases and related judgments of the appellate courts and first instance courts are available as follows:
Myanmar language: http://www.unionsupremecourt.gov.mm/?q=my/content/13867#
English language: http://www.unionsupremecourt.gov.mm/?q=content/13872
The Supreme Court of the Union Nay Pyi Taw
Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar

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