Arbitration Notes

PRC court clarifies enforcement of Mainland award made by foreign institution

Beijing to open to foreign arbitral institutions

NOW OR NEVER: MALAYSIA CONFIRMS FAILURE TO OBJECT WAIVES RIGHT TO CHALLENGE

Hong Kong arbitration internship 2021 - applications now open

CIETAC tribunal applies UNIDROIT Principles where parties fail to present case under governing law

MALAYSIAN FEDERAL COURT CONFIRMS THAT ONLY DISPOSITIVE SECTIONS OF ARBITRAL AWARDS ARE TO BE REGISTERED

SINGAPORE COURT OF APPEAL INTRODUCES A LOWER STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR DEBTORS DEFENDING A DISPUTED DEBT THAT IS SUBJECT TO AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT

MALAYSIAN HIGH COURT UPHOLDS ARBITRATOR DISCRETION IN DECISION MAKING

AIAC-Herbert Smith Freehills webinar: A computer-side chit-chat with Peter Godwin on 30 March

Join us for an upcoming webinar, presented by Herbert Smith Freehills and the Asian International Arbitration Centre, titled “A Computer-Side …

HONG KONG: COURT MAKES WINDING UP ORDER WHERE DEBTOR UNABLE TO PROVE BONA FIDE DISPUTE ON SUBSTANTIAL GROUNDS

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has declined to prioritise an arbitration agreement where a debtor intended to dispute the existence of a debt …

HONG KONG: COURT DISMISSES SET ASIDE APPLICATION WHERE PARTY ALLEGES ARBITRATION AGREEMENT A SHAM

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance dismissed an application to set aside an arbitral award, rejecting claims that the underlying agreement was a sham …

HONG KONG: COURT REFUSES STAY WHERE ARBITRATION CLAUSE NOT INCORPORATED FROM CHARTERPARTY

In OCBC Wing Hang Bank Ltd v Kai Sen Shipping Co Ltd [2020] HKCFI 375, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (Court) dismissed a summons for a stay of …