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MALAYSIAN FEDERAL COURT CONFIRMS THAT ONLY DISPOSITIVE SECTIONS OF ARBITRAL AWARDS ARE TO BE REGISTERED
SINGAPORE COURT OF APPEAL INTRODUCES A LOWER STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR DEBTORS DEFENDING A DISPUTED DEBT THAT IS SUBJECT TO AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
MALAYSIAN HIGH COURT UPHOLDS ARBITRATOR DISCRETION IN DECISION MAKING
AIAC-Herbert Smith Freehills webinar: A computer-side chit-chat with Peter Godwin on 30 March
Join us for an upcoming webinar, presented by Herbert Smith Freehills and the Asian International Arbitration Centre, titled “A Computer-Side …
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 DISMISSES SET ASIDE APPLICATION WHERE PARTY ALLEGES ARBITRATION AGREEMENT A SHAM
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance dismissed an application to set aside an arbitral award, rejecting claims that the underlying agreement was a sham …
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 …
Singapore and Fiji ratify the Singapore Convention on Mediated Settlement Agreements taking a significant step towards its entry into force
Yesterday, on 25 February 2020, Singapore and Fiji became the first two countries to deposit at the United Nations Headquarters their instruments of …
MALAYSIA’S FEDERAL COURT SETS ASIDE DEFAULT JUDGMENT OBTAINED IN BREACH OF AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT
Chinese Supreme People's Court releases revised rules of evidence in civil proceedings and further policy paper on Shanghai's Lin-gang Free Trade Zone
The Chinese Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued a series of judicial interpretations and opinions in December 2019 in relation to the rules of evidence …
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