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JAPAN AND HONG KONG AGREE ARBITRATION & MEDIATION COOPERATION
On 9 January 2019, Hong Kong's Department of Justice and the Ministry of Justice of Japan signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to "strengthen …
Launch of landmark global conference series on the future of dispute resolution
Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce the launch of The Global Pound Conference (GPC) Series 2016-17. The aim of this ambitious …
China's highest court addresses CIETAC split
The Supreme People's Court of China (the SPC) has taken steps to bring consistency to decisions involving CIETAC, China's largest arbitral commission, …
Hong Kong tables amendments to arbitration law
On 28 March 2013, Hong Kong gazetted The Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2013. The Bill will amend Hong Kong's Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609) to implement …
CIETAC Split: the latest developments and how to proceed
CIETAC Beijing announced on 1 August that it had suspended the authorisation of its Shanghai and South China (Shenzhen) sub-commissions to accept and …
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