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OHADA ARBITRATION REFORM – PUBLICATION OF THE NEW UNIFORM ACT ON ARBITRATION AND THE REVISED CCJA ARBITRATION RULES
Almost 18 years after the Uniform Act on OHADA arbitration law was adopted and the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration created (the CCJA), the OHADA …
Fiji’s International Arbitration Act 2017
On 15 September 2017,Fiji passed the International Arbitration Act 2017 (the Act). The Act, which is based on the United Nations Commission on …
China proposes dedicated "Belt and Road" court
Supreme People's Court Monitor has published a highly informative article on proposals by the SPC relating to China's"Belt and Road" initiative. These …
Herbert Smith Freehills’ Global Arbitration Practice promotes Dana Kim and Martin Wallace
Herbert Smith Freehills is delighted to announce the promotion of Dana Kim (Seoul) to Of Counsel and Martin Wallace (Hong Kong) to Senior Consultant. …
Warrant for committal after failure to appear on enforcement hearing
In Navig8 Chemical Pools Inc v Inder Sharma, HCMP 2885/2016, 17 January 2017, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance issued a warrant for committal …
Getting the Deal Through: Arbitration 2017 - United Arab Emirates Chapter
Herbert Smith Freehills’ Robert Stephen and Joseph Bentley have contributed the United Arab Emirates Chapter to the 2017 edition of Getting the Deal …
ACICA announces panel of tribunal secretaries, publishes guideline on the use of tribunal secretaries
On 1 January 2017, the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) announced the launch of a panel of tribunal secretaries …
Hong Kong Court Dismisses set-aside application for lack of jurisdiction
On 22 December 2016 Justice Mimmie Chan delivered her reasons in A v D, where the Plaintiffs had applied to set aside an arbitrator's decision on the …
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