China (Shenzhen) Intellectual Property Arbitration Center

On 20 April 2021, the Shenzhen municipal government approved the official establishment of the China (Shenzhen) Intellectual Property Arbitration Center as a specialized branch of SCIA, following a decision by the Shenzhen municipal reform committee.

Prior to this, through the South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission's High-Tech and Intellectual Property Arbitration Center, SCIA had been exploring innovations in intellectual property arbitration mechanisms for high-tech enterprises for many years.

SCIA Maritime Arbitration Center

On 20 April, 2021, the Shenzhen municipal government approved the official establishment of the SCIA Maritime Arbitration Center as a specialized branch, in line with a decision by the Shenzhen municipal reform committee.

The Opinions of the Supreme People's Court on Providing Support and Guarantee for Shenzhen to Build Itself into a Pilot Demonstration Zone for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics (Document No 39 [2020] of the Supreme People's Court) and the Opinions of the Supreme People's Court on Supporting and Guaranteeing Comprehensively Deepening the Reform and Opening-up of the Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone (Document No 3 [2022] of the Supreme People's Court) both explicitly supported the development of the SCIA Maritime Arbitration Center, aiming to build a diversified international maritime legal service hub. 

Earlier, on 21 April 2015, the Guangdong Provincial Government, together with the governments of the Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR, inaugurated the South China (Qianhai) Maritime and Logistics Arbitration Center in the Pilot Free Trade Zone. The Supreme People's Court has also consistently supported SCIA's innovative exploration of maritime arbitration rules through this platform.

China (Shenzhen) Securities and Futures Arbitration Center

On 1 Nov 2021, with the support of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the China (Shenzhen) Securities Arbitration Center was officially launched, establishing a professional guidance committee composed of domestic and international experts. 

The center was established as part of the first batch of authorized pilot reforms granted to Shenzhen by the central government. It is also the first pilot securities arbitration institution in China following the release of the CSRC and the Opinions of the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Ministry of Justice on Conducting the Pilot Program of Arbitration in the Securities and Futures Industry in Accordance with the Law on 15 Oct 2021.

On the day of its launch, the center signed cooperation agreements with China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited, the Securities Association of China, the Futures Association of China, China Association for Public Companies, and the Asset Management Association of China to jointly establish a cooperative mechanism for securities arbitration in China's capital markets. On 23 Oct 2024, the Shenzhen municipal government decided to rename the center the China (Shenzhen) Securities and Futures Arbitration Center.