第三方出资机制的二元监管模式

随着新加坡、香港特区的立法改革,第三方出资机制作为一种争议解决费用的承担方式,已经在亚太区域的商事仲裁市场展露头角。当前,中国内地商事仲裁事业发展迅猛,带动争议解决费用融资需求增长,第三方出资机制的引入势不可挡。然而,人们忽视第三方出资机制可能对仲裁程序带来的潜在挑战,在金融市场对其也缺乏必要监管的意识。树立二元监管模式,以金融市场和仲裁程序两条主线规范第三方出资机制,既能保障仲裁事业健康有序发展,亦可引导、鼓励第三方出资产业化,使其真正服务于实体经济、提高纠纷解决效率。

Binary Supervision Model of Third-Party Contribution Mechanism

As one of the financing tools for the dispute resolution among controversial parties,the Third-Party Funding(TPF)has become more and more widely applied in international arbitration.With the novel legislative reforms in Singapore and Hong Kong,it is a reasonable prediction that the TPF will thrive in the commercial arbitration seated in Asia.At present,China’s arbitration industry has been rapidly expanding for a decade,the demands of arbitration financing are potentially tremendous.To introduce and apply the TPF to this field would be irresistible.However,the TPF has arisen hot debates on its potential challenges to the arbitral procedures and possible interference in local financing market.A Parallel-Regulation Mode should be established simultaneously to govern the operation of the TPF in China.By doing so,the TPF will truly serve the economy,promote the parties’ capabilities to tackle complicated cases.