Asia Disputes Notes

Clearing up the cloud? Perhaps partly, as the Court of Final Appeal affirms the approach to dismissing bankruptcy proceedings in favour of the parties' agreed forum

If a debt arises from a contract that contains an exclusive jurisdiction clause (EJC) in favour of a foreign court, how will the Hong Kong court deal …

Hong Kong arbitration success fee regime fully in force

Hong Kong Court of Appeal rules on landmark case regarding escalation clauses

Hong Kong gazettes success fee Bill

KEY JUDGMENT ON ARBITRATION CLAUSES AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS

LATEST EDITION OF ASIA PACIFIC DISPUTE RESOLUTION GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE

ENFORCING COURT CAN GRANT WIDER RELIEF THAN AWARD, SAYS HONG KONG COURT

Three requirements for winding up foreign company restated by Hong Kong Court of Appeal

Hong Kong Court affirms discretion to wind up foreign company, refuses stay to arbitration

In Champ Prestige International Limited v China City Construction (International) Co, Limited and Dingway Investment Limited, the Hong Kong Court of …

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–Mainland interim relief arrangement takes effect today, 1 October

The Arrangement Concerning Mutual Assistance in Court-ordered Interim Measures in Aid of Arbitral Proceedings by the Courts of the Mainland and of the …

HONG KONG: COURT GRANTS ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTION TO RESTRAIN FOREIGN PROCEEDINGS IN BREACH OF AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT UNDER AN INSURANCE POLICY

In the recent case of AIG Insurance Hong Kong Ltd v Lynn McCullough and William McCullough [2019] HKCFI 1649, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (CFI) …