Inside Arbitration: Issue 21
Marking a decade of Inside Arbitration, this edition brings together the themes shaping today’s international arbitration landscape
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25 September 2023
HONG KONG TO APPLY COMMERCIAL EXCEPTION TO STATE IMMUNITY FOLLOWING LANDMARK CHANGE IN PRC LAW
Foreign states will no longer be immune from suit or execution in Hong Kong in respect of certain commercial activities and assets, with effect from 1 …
20 July 2012
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 …
13 July 2011
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal clarifies law of sovereign immunity in Hong Kong, with important implications for contracts with State entities
In its provisional judgment in Democratic Republic of the Congo v. FG Hemisphere Associates the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) found that absolute …
07 June 2010
Court of Final Appeal to clarify state immunity law in Hong Kong
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was last month granted leave to appeal the Hong Kong Court of Appeal decision on state immunity law, FG Hemisphere …
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