An overview of the law, the judicial system and enforcement of foreign judgements and arbitration in Papua New Guinea.
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Contracts in Papua New Guinea can be challenging, according to research from the World Bank. The Bank’s Doing Business 2016 survey ranked PNG only 169 out of 189 in the world for ‘enforcing contracts’. It pays to be well informed, says Peter Taimre.
For companies doing business across borders, questions of the applicable law and the methods for enforcing contracts can be critical. Erik Andersen outlines the options in Papua New Guinea should a deal hit problems.
Papua New Guinea has passed new laws increasing the penalties for white-collar crime, as it revived the death penalty for crimes such as aggravated rape, pack rape, or where the victim is a child under 10 years of age.
David Caradus, a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, whose PNG practice has been in operation for more than 50 years, provides answers to common questions about doing business in PNG.
Regardless of your field of business in Papua New Guinea, you need to know what to do when there is a dispute over a contract. Veteran commercial disputes lawyer, Erik Andersen, looks at the major avenues for dispute resolution in PNG.