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Getting Commercial: Proposal for a Singapore International Commercial Court
At the opening of the legal year in January 2013, the Chief Justice of Singapore announced a committee to consider the feasibility of establishing a …
Herbert Smith Freehills hosts its second Young Arbitration Practitioner music and drinks event
On 6 November, Herbert Smith Freehills hosted the second HSF Young Arbitration Practitioner (YAP) music and drinks event, at its London offices in …
Upcoming Webinar: African investment disputes – the rise of African arbitration
Friday 29 November 2013, 12.30 – 1.30pm UK time. Africa is a continent brimming with an abundance of natural resources, talent and ambition. …
Kenyan MPs approve motion to withdraw from the International Criminal Court
Kenyan MPs have voted in favour of leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC). The vote in the Kenyan National Assembly came just before the trials …
Herbert Smith Freehills contributes to Transnational Dispute Management's (TDM) 10th Aniversary Issue
September saw the release of TDM Journal's special aniversary issue: Ten Years of TDM. The TDM Journal is a comprehensive and innovative …
Arthur Ma Joins Herbert Smith Freehills' Global Arbitration Practice
The Global Arbitration Practice is pleased to announce that Arthur Ma is joining the international arbitration team in Beijing as Counsel …
Arbitration in England – a new Kluwer Law International title co-edited by Herbert Smith Freehills
Earlier this week, Kluwer Law International, the leading international legal publisher, launched a new monograph in its international arbitration series …
HSF holds two successful webinars: 'Enforcing Arbitration Awards on the Fringes of EMEA' and 'What Value Your BIT Protection Now?'
Over the last two weeks, Herbert Smith Freehills' global arbitration practice has delivered two live audio seminars delivered to the listener's desktop. …
UNCTAD proposes ISDS reforms
On 26 June 2013, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) published a report proposing a series of paths to reform and improve the …
CIETAC split update: Chinese courts' approach to enforcing awards rendered by SCIA and SHIAC
Since CIETAC announced on 1 August 2012 that it had suspended the authorisation of its Shanghai and South China (Shenzhen) sub-commissions to accept and …
Myanmar: New York Convention to come into force 15 July
As reported in an earlier post, on 16 April 2013 Myanmar deposited an instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, …
The 5th CYAG Seminar – Cultural Differences between East and West in International Commercial Arbitration
On June 13th 2013, Mr Philip Yang was guest speaker at the latest China Young Arbitration Group ("CYAG") seminar that was held at the Beijing office of …
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