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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24 October 2016
Summary judgment and striking out in international arbitration – panacea or Pandora's Box? A debate in the context of the SIAC Rules
Date: Thursday 3 November 2016 Time: 5:30pm:Registration and welcome drinks 6:30pm: Seminar followed by drinks …
20 October 2016
Investor protection in the spotlight: proposals to significantly enhance Hong Kong's Financial Dispute Resolution Scheme
The Financial Dispute Resolution Centre (FDRC), which since June 2012 has been providing alternative dispute resolution services to financial …
19 October 2016
Incarcerated Plaintiff sets aside eight year old arbitral award in Hong Kong
In Sun Tian Gang v. Hong Kong & China Gas (Jilin) Ltd [2016] HKEC 2128 the Hong Kong Court of First Instance set aside an arbitral award …
18 October 2016
Qatar- Another positive step forward in the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
In the past, Qatar's application of the New York Convention has been somewhat unpredictable. A recent decision of the Qatari Court of Cassation suggests …
14 October 2016
Hong Kong Law Reform Commission recommends that third party funding be allowed for arbitration
Following consultation in October 2015 (discussed in our earlier blog here), the Hong Kong Law Reform Commission (LRC) released a report yesterday in …
11 October 2016
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS – SMU ASIAN ARBITRATION LECTURE
Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon: Adjudicator, advocate, or something in between? Coming to terms with the role of the party-appointed arbitrator The …
11 October 2016
Dominic Geiser becomes second Herbert Smith Freehills partner granted higher rights of audience in Hong Kong
Hong Kong partner Dominic Geiser has become one of only 49 lawyers granted rights to undertake advocacy in the higher courts of Hong Kong. The scheme is …
07 October 2016
Singapore's Court of Appeal rules on the interpretation of PRC-Laos Bilateral Investment Treaty and reinstates investor-state arbitration award on jurisdiction against Laos
As we previously reported, the Singapore High Court had ruled in favour of the Government of Laos in a challenge to the jurisdiction of a …
06 October 2016
Singapore: Indorsee of promissory notes not bound by arbitration agreement in underlying contract
In the recent decision of Rals International Pte Ltd v Cassa di Risparmio di Parma e Piacenza SpA [2016] SGCA 53, the Singapore Court of Appeal …
06 October 2016
Hague Convention on Choice of Courts comes into operation in Singapore
The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (Hague Convention) officially came into force on 1 October 2015 and there are currently 30 signatory …
03 October 2016
Arbitration in India: the new Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration
This post looks at the opening of the brand new Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA). A first-of-its-kind arbitral institution in India, …
28 September 2016
Hong Kong court dismisses set aside application after plaintiffs fail to establish a "conscious disregard" of the law
In American International Group and AIG Capital Corporation v. X Company [2016] HCCT 60/2015 (30 August 2016), the Hong Kong Court of First …
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