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PRC adopts commercial exception to state immunity
The PRC has passed a new law which will apply the "restrictive" approach to foreign state immunity with effect from 1 January 2024. As a result, …
BEYOND STATUTORY ENFORCEMENT: MALAYSIA'S APEX COURT DISMISSES A COMMON LAW ACTION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENT DUE TO FAILURE TO ADDUCE THE FOREIGN JUDGMENT
There is a simple, but fundamental, difference between a statutory enforcement under Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1958 (“REJA”) and a common …
Hong Kong Court of Appeal rules on landmark case regarding escalation clauses
Hong Kong gazettes success fee Bill
ENFORCING COURT CAN GRANT WIDER RELIEF THAN AWARD, SAYS HONG KONG COURT
CICC delivers first ruling, confirms arbitration agreements severable
The First International Commercial Court of the Supreme People’s Court of China (“CICC“) has recently published its first …
Hong Kong funding law to take effect 1 February
Hong Kong has published its long-awaited Code of Practice for third party funders, and announced that amendments to the Arbitration Ordinance which …
Hong Kong Court grants injunction, holds tortious claim unaffected by arbitration agreement
In Castlemil Infant (HK) Supplies Co Ltd v Care N Love Development Ltd [2018] HKDC 1419, the Hong Kong District Court granted a mandatory injunction, …
Hong Kong Court Refuses Recognition of Mainland Award on Public Policy Grounds
On 18 October 2018, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (Court) in Z v Y [2018] HKCFI 2342 refused to recognise an Award of the China Guangzhou …
Be on time to preserve your right to Active Remedies – the Singapore High Court considers a party's duty to apply promptly when challenging the jurisdiction of an arbitral tribunal
In Rakna Arakshaka Lanka Ltd ("RALL") v Avant Garde Maritime Services (Private) Limited ("AGMS") [2018] SGHC 78, the Singapore High Court dismissed an …
Recent Developments in India-related International Arbitration
Herbert Smith Freehills has issued the latest edition of its Indian international arbitration e-bulletin. In this issue we consider various court …
HONG KONG: UNLAWFUL DISMISSAL REINSTATEMENT RIGHTS FROM OCTOBER
Amendments to the Employment Ordinance ("EO") which strengthen the Labour Tribunal's ("LT") powers to make an order for reinstatement or re-engagement …
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