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Singapore signs the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements: a step in the right direction for the Singapore International Commercial Court
In our previous article The New Frontier, we discussed the launch of the Singapore International Commercial Court ("SICC") and in particular we …
Hong Kong’s top court clarifies mental element in money laundering offence
In the recent case of HKSAR v Pang Hung Fai (FACC 8/2013), the Court of Final Appeal (the CFA) offered, for the first time, authoritative guidance on the …
PCA–Hong Kong Host Country Agreement anticipates increase in disputes involving States in Asia
At a ceremony in Beijing on 4 January 2015, representatives of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) and the Central Government of the People's …
Korea and its trade partners appoint default arbitrators under free trade deals
In two separate recent developments, South Korea and its trade partners under international free trade agreements have agreed panels of default …
Australia and China conclude free trade agreement
On 17 November 2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced that Australia and China had concluded a free trade …
Developments in resolving cross-border disputes
With the increase of global commerce, it also becomes increasingly important to provide for effective and quick dispute resolution mechanisms across …
European Commission requests European Court of Justice Opinion on competence to enter into EU-Singapore FTA
On 30 October the European Commission issued a press release announcing its intention to seek an opinion from the European Court of Justice as to the …
Draft arbitration legislation laid before Parliament in Myanmar
As previously reported, the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the “New York Convention”) entered into …
The Impounded Boeing 737 – The Saga Continues
Following on from their previous article in Young Arbitration Review ("YAR"), "The Impounded Boeing 737", Herbert Smith Freehills associates Vanina …
UNCLOS Annex VII Tribunal decides Bangladesh-India maritime boundary dispute
On 7 July 2014, an Arbitral Tribunal constituted under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (the Convention) issued its …
Upcoming Webinar: India Insights: the challenge of India-related dispute resolution and the post-election Investment landscape
Monday 7 July 2014 9.30am BST It has been a time of change for the investment climate in India – driven in large part by recent and very significant …
A BIT more Indian investment arbitration
As the dust settles on a momentous General Election in India, many will also have noted a number of multinationals having commenced, or taken steps …
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