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CICC delivers first ruling, confirms arbitration agreements severable
The First International Commercial Court of the Supreme People's Court of China ("CICC") has recently published its first rulings [1] on the …
Hong Kong court refuses enforcement of mainland award, rejects limitation arguments
In Wang Peiji v Wei Zhiyong [2019] HKCFI 2593; [2019] HKEC 3446, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance has set aside an order to enforce a mainland …
Hong Kong–Mainland interim relief arrangement to take effect 1 October
The Supreme People's Court of China and the Department of Justice of Hong Kong SAR announced today that the Arrangement Concerning Mutual Assistance in …
Hong Kong court: remission for reconsideration – not an automatic cure for substantial injustice
In P v. M [2019] HKCFI 1864; HCCT 6/2019 (24 July 2019), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance set aside parts of two arbitral awards which were found to …
HONG KONG: COURT GRANTS ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTION TO RESTRAIN FOREIGN PROCEEDINGS IN BREACH OF AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT UNDER AN INSURANCE POLICY
In the recent case of AIG Insurance Hong Kong Ltd v Lynn McCullough and William McCullough [2019] HKCFI 1649, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (CFI) …
New BAC Rules to enter into force on 1 September 2019
The Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC) has updated its arbitration rules and fee schedule. The new versions will replace the current (2015) version, …
STATE COUNCIL OF CHINA ANNOUNCED GROUND-BREAKING POLICY TO ALLOW FOREIGN ARBITRATION INSTITUTIONS TO SET UP BUSINESSES IN SHANGHAI FREE TRADE ZONE TO ADMINISTER CASES IN MAINLAND CHINA
China's International Commercial Courts hear first cases
Almost a year since their high profile establishment in June 2018, the International Commercial Courts of the Supreme People's Court (CICC) have recently …
BEIJING COURT REJECTS APPLICATION TO SET ASIDE TRIBUNAL'S INSTRUMENT RECORDING MEDIATED SETTLEMENT TERMS, CITING LACK OF LEGAL BASIS
In Li Lian Dong and Others v Shen Yi (2018) Jing 04 Min Te 541, a first instance decision made earlier this year, the Beijing 4th Intermediate People’s …
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