About the Course The lecture “Introduction to Commercial Arbitration” by Atty. Dranyl Jared Amoroso provides an overview of arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism under Philippine law. It explains the legal framework governing arbitration, including the ADR Act (RA 9285), the Arbitration Law (RA 876), the New York Convention, and the UNCITRAL Model Law. The lecture distinguishes arbitration from court litigation and highlights its advantages such as neutrality, flexibility, confidentiality, efficiency, and enforceability. It also discusses the different types of arbitration—domestic, international, foreign, and construction—and how the seat of arbitration determines the applicable law. Furthermore, it explains key principles like competence-competence and separability of arbitration clauses, as well as the role of institutional versus ad hoc arbitration. Overall, the lecture serves as a practical introduction to the basics of arbitration and its role in easing court congestion while providing an efficient means of dispute resolution.
Jared is a senior associate in Quisumbing Torres' Dispute Resolution Practice Group. He heads the Firm's Transportation and Logistics Industry Group Subsector. Jared is on his 11th year of practice as a litigation lawyer, with a particular focus on criminal litigation and commercial arbitration. He is one of a handful of Philippine Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators (FPIArb). He is an accredited arbitrator of the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center Inc. (PDRCI) and an accredited arbitrator and mediator of the Philippine Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM). Jared sat as an arbitrator in the first WESM arbitrations in the Philippines, and has acted as counsel in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations under the PDRCI, SIAC, ICC, and HKIAC rules. He conducts MCLE lectures on commercial arbitration, and has co-authored a book on the matter. He currently teaches Civil Procedure and Sales Law at the Far Eastern University Institute of Law. He is also a supervising lawyer at the Ateneo Legal Services Center, where he oversees students in handling pro bono cases. Jared studied at the Ateneo Law School (2010) where he received the Dean's Silver Medal for his J.D. thesis on foreign arbitral awards. He served as president of the Ateneo Society of International Law and was part of teams that represented the Philippines and won in moot court competitions in Florida (1st runner-up; 2007 Stetson International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition) and Japan (1st; 2008 Asia Cup International Law Moot Court Competition).