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JCAA Announces New Sets of Rules
Overview The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA) has issued an announcement that it is (i) amending its two current sets of arbitration rules …
HKIAC Rules effective today
The HKIAC's Administered Arbitration Rules 2018 enter into force today, 1 November 2018. See our earlier blog post for details of the updates and …
New HKIAC Rules enter into force on 1 November 2018
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) Council has approved updated Administered Arbitration Rules (2018 Rules). The 2018 Rules are the …
Inside Arbitration: Issue #6 of the publication from Herbert Smith Freehills’ Global Arbitration Practice
We are delighted to share with you the latest issue of the publication from the Herbert Smith Freehills Global Arbitration Practice, Inside Arbitration. …
LCIA-MIAC Joint Venture Agreement Terminated
The London Court of International Arbitration (the LCIA) and the Government of Mauritius have announced the termination of their joint venture which …
HONG KONG COURT OF APPEAL: COMMON LAW ACTIONS AVAILABLE TO ENFORCE ARBITRAL AWARDS
Two key developments emerge from the long-running proceedings in Xiamen Xinjingdi Group Co Ltd v Eton Properties Ltd [2016] 2 HKLRD 1106 and Xiamen …
HKIAC 2017 CASE STATISTICS
The HKIAC has recently published its case statistics for 2017, showing a continued healthy demand for its services. The HKIAC saw a 15.7% increase in its …
HKIAC signs cooperation agreement with Russia's IMA
On 6 March 2018, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and the Institute of Modern Arbitration of the Russian Federation (IMA) signed a …
2017 ICC Dispute Resolution Statistics show steady growth
The ICC has recently published its preliminary 2017 statistics, showing a slightly lower case load than the record-breaking 2016, but still indicating a …
The DIS Rules of Arbitration of 2018
The new arbitration rules of the German Institution of Arbitration (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit - “DIS”) will enter into force on …
English court sets aside tribunal's award on jurisdiction, finding that the LCIA Rules do not permit a party to bring claims under multiple contracts in a single arbitration
In its recent decision in the case of A v B [2017] EWHC 3417 (Comm) (available here), the English Commercial Court (the "Court") set aside the tribunal's …
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