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Hong Kong Court of Appeal rules on landmark case regarding escalation clauses
CIETAC tribunal applies UNIDROIT Principles where parties fail to present case under governing law
SINGAPORE COURT OF APPEAL INTRODUCES A LOWER STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR DEBTORS DEFENDING A DISPUTED DEBT THAT IS SUBJECT TO AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
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 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 …
BEIJING COURT UPHOLDS ARBITRATION IN DOMESTIC CONTRACT WHERE DISPUTE PROVISIONS CONFLICT
On 17 January 2020, by its ruling numbered (2019) Jing 04 Min Te 135 (Ruling), the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court (Beijing Court) upheld the …
MALAYSIA’S FEDERAL COURT SETS ASIDE DEFAULT JUDGMENT OBTAINED IN BREACH OF AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
CRAIG TEVENDALE EXPLORES TRENDS IN LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS DISPUTES
HONG KONG COURT GRANTS INTERIM ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTION IN FAVOUR OF ARBITRATION TO RESTRAIN COURT PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING THIRD PARTY
In GM1 and GM2 v KC [2019] HKCFI 2793, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance granted an interim anti-suit injunction restraining mainland Chinese court …
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 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) …
No If, No But – Will an arbitration agreement always trump a winding-up petition?
In But Ka Chon v Interactive Brokers LLC [2019] HKCA 873, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal to set aside a statutory demand arising out …
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