Asia Disputes Notes

LATEST EDITION OF ASIA PACIFIC DISPUTE RESOLUTION GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE

Launch of Asia Pacific Guide to Privilege 2019

Please click here to access a preview of the Guide. We are pleased to launch the 2019 edition of our Asia Pacific Guide to Privilege. Businesses …

Herbert Smith Freehills launches latest Guide to "Dispute Resolution in Asia Pacific"

Please click here to preview this publication. As a result of a rise in global economic activities around the region, Asia is experiencing the …

ADR Practical Guide launched on the use of Mediation with Arbitration

Our London ADR team has launched the sixth guide in their series of ADR Practical Guides, designed to provide clients with essential practical …

Herbert Smith Freehills publishes ninth edition of popular dispute resolution guide for the Asian-Pacific region

Today we have launched the ninth edition of our dispute resolution guide for the Asian-Pacific region.  The Guide aims to provide a concise and …

New Seoul International Dispute Resolution Centre opens in Korea

The new Seoul International Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC) opened its doors in Korea last month, signalling the rising trend in international …

Upcoming Webinars

There are a number of upcoming webinars which are likely to be of particular interest to clients from across the Asian region. Negotiating the …

Arbitration in South Korea: A New Phase Begins

To mark the opening of Herbert Smith Freehills' new office in Seoul, we examine arbitration in South Korea. Whilst the Korean Commercial Arbitration …

P.R.I.M.E. Finance – A New Dispute Resolution Option for the Financial Sector

The Panel of Recognised International Market Experts in Finance, ("P.R.I.M.E. Finance" or "PRIME"), is a newly established dispute resolution body based …

Bilateral Investment Agreement signed between Iraq and Japan on 7th June 2012

A bilateral investment agreement or treaty (BIT) between Japan and Iraq was signed on 7th June 2012. This is the first BIT between Iraq and a major …

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 …

Med-Arb - an Alternative Dispute Resolution practice

The practice of combining the mediation and arbitration processes (referred to as “med-arb” below) is known as both “med-arb” and “arb-med”, depending on …