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Webinar: Investing in India - An update on the landscape and challenges for inbound investment
Monday 7 September 2015, 12.30 - 1.30pm BST With the Modi Government well into its second year, we review the economic, political and legal environment …
English High Court orders disclosure of arbitration documents by agent to principal
In its recent judgment AMEC Foster Wheeler Group Limited v Morgan Sindall Professional Services Limited & Ors [2015] EWHC 2012 (TCC) (available …
SIAC announces review of the SIAC Arbitration Rules
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has this week announced that it is formally commencing the process of reviewing the SIAC …
HSF/CEPMLP Conference: Oil and gas in East Africa: An international legal perspective
This 1½ day East African Oil and Gas conference in Nairobi provides a unique forum for an engaging and interactive legal discussion on the state of play …
International arbitration internship (Hong Kong): applications now open
Herbert Smith Freehills is now accepting applications for short-term internships with the firm’s international arbitration group in Hong Kong. Two paid …
Hong Kong Court of Appeal upholds Arbitration Ordinance limits on rights of appeal
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of s.81(4) of the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609), under which a party …
China SPC publishes regulations on recognition and enforcement of Taiwan awards
The Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China (the "SPC") recently released statistics on cases handled by the PRC courts under the …
Australian Corporation Act rights no bar to stay of proceedings in favour of arbitration
In Re Ikon Group Ltd (No 2) [2015] NSWSC 981, the New South Wales Supreme Court granted a stay of proceedings in favour of international commercial …
Herbert Smith Freehills arbitration lawyer reappointed to ICC International Court of Arbitration
The World Council of the Internal Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has reappointed Herbert Smith Freehills' Vanina Sucharitkul to the International Court of …
Video post in "Observations on Arbitration" series: "Introduction to Investment Arbitration"
In this video post in the "Observations on Arbitration" series, Christian Leathley provides an Introduction to Investment Arbitration, discussing the …
SPC clarifies jurisdiction issues arising from the CIETAC split
On 15 July 2015, the Supreme People's Court in China (the "SPC") issued a binding judicial interpretation on how lower courts are to handle various …
English Court confirms power to grant anti-enforcement injunction but application fails due to unnecessary delay
The English Commercial Court (the Court) in Ecobank Transnational Inc v Tanoh [2015] EWHC 1874 (Comm) refused to restrain the enforcement of two foreign …
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