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HONG KONG COURT REJECTS AWARD CHALLENGE AFTER RE-ARBITRATION OF DISCRETE EVIDENTIAL ISSUE
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has upheld the enforcement of a CIETAC award following the re-arbitration by a new tribunal of a limited evidential …
NEW CIETAC RULES COME INTO EFFECT
The updated arbitration rules of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC"), one of the leading PRC arbitral …
ABU DHABI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ANNOUNCES THE 'ABU DHABI INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTRE' TO REPLACE THE ABU DHABI COMMERCIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION CENTRE FROM FEBRUARY 2024
On 20 December 2023, the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced that the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre (ADCCAC) …
LAW SOCIETY PUBLISHES REPORT ON GLOBAL POSITION OF ENGLISH AND WELSH LAW
The Law Society of England and Wales has recently launched a new initiative to highlight the attractions of English law and of England and Wales as a …
LCIA ANNOUNCES PACKAGE OF UPDATES - REVISED SCHEDULE OF COSTS, REVISED TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND UPDATED GUIDANCE NOTE
LAUNCH OF AIAC ARBITRATION RULES 2023
The Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) has released its latest update to the AIAC arbitration rules, following their last update in 2021. The …
HONG KONG COURT UPHOLDS CLAIMANT'S JURISDICTIONAL CHALLENGE IN RELATION TO NON-PARTY SEEKING JOINDER
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has set aside an HKIAC award on jurisdiction at the request of the claimant, overturning the tribunal’s ruling that …
HONG KONG COURT STAYS "TRADEMARK SQUATTING" LITIGATION IN FAVOUR OF ARBITRATION
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has stayed tortious claims relating to "trademark squatting" commenced pursuant to an exclusive jurisdiction clause …
HKIAC USERS GAIN ADDITIONAL ROUTE TO MAINLAND INTERIM RELIEF AND ENFORCEMENT
ENFORCEMENT OF CIETAC AWARD IN HONG KONG STAYED, BUT NOT FOR LONG
Summary In a further decision in the long-running G v X matter (see our previous blog post here), the Hong Kong court has decided to stay enforcement of …
USE OF ARBITRATION IN THE BANKING AND FINANCE SECTOR (PART 1): LCIA STATISTICS SHOW GROWTH
The LCIA has released its Annual Casework Report for 2021, showing that disputes in the Banking and Finance sector represented the LCIA's biggest …
Herbert Smith Freehills' Global Head of International Arbitration Paula Hodges QC Reappointed for Second Term as LCIA President
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