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Hong Kong Court of Appeal allows enforcement of PRC arbitral award and provides important guidance on objections to arbitral procedure and "arb-med"
In Gao Haiyan and another v. Keeneye Holdings and another CACV 79/2011, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal has allowed the enforcement of a mainland Chinese …
Guide to International Arbitration for Chinese Companies
Herbert Smith has published its Guide to International Arbitration for Chinese Companies. Please click here for the full text (in Chinese).
LCIA publishes arbitrator challenge decisions
Under the LCIA Arbitration Rules, a party to an LCIA administered arbitration can challenge the appointment or conduct of an arbitrator "if circumstances …
Singapore Court of Appeal rules that arbitral award should not be reopened despite alleged conflict with public policy
The Singapore Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court judgment setting aside an arbitral tribunal's decision on public policy grounds. The tribunal …
Reims Court of Appeal annuls ICC Award for failure to disclose conflict of interest during proceedings
On 2 November 2011, the Reims Court of Appeal set aside an ICC partial award, Avax v Tecnimont, due to the failure of the Chair of the tribunal to …
ICSID tribunal takes jurisdiction over 60,000 bondholder claims against Argentina for sovereign debt default
In its decision of 4 August 2011, a majority tribunal took a monumental decision to accept a "mass claim" under the ICSID rules in relation to …
Declaratory award on tribunal's jurisdiction is enforceable despite proceedings elsewhere
In African Fertilizers and Chemicals Nig v BD Shipsnavo, the Commercial Court held that a declaratory award on the jurisdiction of an arbitral tribunal …
UK - Court grants stay of proceedings where arbitration option exercised in related finance contract
In Deutsche Bank v Tongkah Harbour, the UK Commercial Court was asked to consider a suite of contracts dealing with the financing of a gold exploration …
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Herbert Smith launches new edition of guide to dispute resolution and governing law clauses in China-related commercial contracts
Drafting governing law and dispute resolution clauses to be used in China-related commercial contracts is not straightforward, because Chinese law …
Dubai World special tribunal rules on upholding arbitration agreements
A recent decision of the special tribunal established by a Dubai government decree to hear cases relating to the restructuring of the Dubai World group …
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