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"Dispute resolution and governing law clauses in China-related commercial contracts": 5th edition now available
Chinese law restricts both the choice of law and the types of dispute resolution mechanism in China-related commercial contracts. As a result, drafting …
Amended Civil Procedure Law is good news for arbitrations in mainland China
An amended Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “CPL“) （中华人民共和国民事诉讼法） comes into force on 1 January 2013 and introduces some …
Sovereignty over Islands and Consequences for Maritime Boundaries: The Dispute over Senkaku/Diaoyu/Diaoyutai Islands
The last few weeks have seen anti-Japanese protests in almost a dozen Chinese cities. Demonstrators took to the streets apparently in response to …
China-Taiwan Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement: dispute resolution mechanisms exclude international arbitration
On 9 August 2012, after two years of negotiation, Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese negotiators signed the Cross-strait Bilateral Investment Protection and …
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 …
Hong Kong Court of Appeal confirms principle of indemnity costs in unsuccessful set aside application
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has awarded costs on an indemnity basis against a party that made an unsuccessful application to set aside an arbitral …
CIETAC declares CIETAC Shanghai and Shenzhen no longer CIETAC Beijing sub-commissions
After three months, and significant speculation, CIETAC Beijing has made an official announcement addressing the decision by its Shanghai and South China …
Privy Council rules on the liability of State-owned corporations for debts of the State
On 17 July 2012, the Privy Council gave judgment in a case brought by FG Hemisphere, a Delaware corporation, against La Générale des Carrières et des …
Trilateral Investment Agreement signed by China, Japan and South Korea
On 13 May 2012, China, Japan and South Korea signed the Agreement among the Government of Japan, the Government of the Republic of Korea and the …
Herbert Smith ranked as the leading firm for arbitration in Asia in the Asian Legal Business 2012 Arbitration Rankings
Herbert Smith has been ranked as the leading firm for arbitration in Asia in the Asian Legal Business 2012 Arbitration Rankings. ALB describes Herbert …
Hong Kong Court of Appeal issues landmark decision on setting aside
Herbert Smith's Hong Kong arbitration practice has secured an important victory in an appeal against the setting aside of an ICC award. In Pacific …
CIETAC Shanghai announces split from CIETAC Beijing
On 1 May 2012, the Shanghai sub-commission of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) announced that it has split from …
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