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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 …
Singapore Court refuses to entertain a jurisdictional objection to the enforcement of domestic international arbitration awards
The recent case of Astro Nusantara International BV and others v PT Aunda Prima Mitra and others [2012] SGHC 212 is a further decision of the Singapore …
Singapore High Court examines its approach towards interim orders in arbitral proceedings
The Singapore High Court (the “Court”) has refused to set aside an interim anti-suit injunction ordered by an arbitral tribunal (the “Tribunal”) in the …
KLRCA's new i-Arbitration Rules: a new option for Islamic finance parties
The Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) recently launched an adapted set of its Arbitration Rules for Islamic arbitration at the 2012 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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