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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27 April 2016
Hong Kong court upholds validity of arbitration agreement in dispute concerning formation of underlying contract
In Chee Cheung Hing & Co Ltd v Zhong Rong International (Group) Ltd (HCA 1454/2015), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance ("CFI") stayed proceedings …
27 April 2016
Herbert Smith Freehills partners appointed to ACICA Advisory Council; new rules unveiled
Herbert Smith Freehills partners Justin D'Agostino and Laurence Shore have been appointed to the new Advisory Council of the Australian Centre for …
25 April 2016
LCIA releases Registrar's Report for 2015
Earlier this month the LCIA released its Registrar's Report for 2015. The report, which is produced annually, gives an overview of the LCIA's casework …
21 April 2016
Round 2 to Russia: the battle continues as the largest arbitration awards in history are set aside by the Hague District Court
In a long-awaited decision published yesterday, the Hague District Court ("Court") has set aside the US$ 50 billion awards in favour of the former …
20 April 2016
Gavin v Gaynor: Important further clarification on DIFC court jurisdiction and identifying place of arbitration
On 3 April 2016, the DIFC Court ordered a stay of proceedings on the basis that, in light of the existence of parallel proceedings in the Californian …
14 April 2016
Paris Court of Appeal upholds challenge to ICC treaty award and rejects third party intervention in resisting application to set aside
The Paris Court of Appeal has upheld a challenge to an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) investment treaty award (Cour D'Appel de Paris, Pole 1 - …
12 April 2016
Singapore's Choice of Court Agreements Bill: expanding the reach of Singaporean court judgments
On 4 April 2016, Singapore tabled the Choice of Court Agreements Bill (the Bill) paving the way for ratification of the Hague Convention on Choice of …
08 April 2016
Hong Kong Court rejects allegation of fraud as basis for resisting enforcement of award: re-affirms high evidentiary threshold required to be satisfied in such cases.
Following a steady line of authority emphasising the high hurdle to be surmounted in applying for awards to be set aside on grounds of public policy, the …
29 March 2016
Separability and public policy: selecting law of arbitration agreement does not disapply conflicting non-mandatory provisions of English Arbitration Act 1996 and "fresh evidence…is particularly important" for challenging an Award on public policy grounds
An arbitration agreement is understood in most, but not all, jurisdictions to be a separable or distinct agreement from the contract or agreement of …
23 March 2016
New York-based partner Christian Leathley speaks to Law360 for a Q&A on trends and challenges in international arbitration
Herbert Smith Freehills partner Christian Leathley speaks to Law360 for an exclusive Q&A on his career as a leading practitioner in international …
23 March 2016
Hong Kong court upholds constitutionality of limits on appeal
In Wing Bo Building Construction Company Limited v Discreet Limited (HCA 146/2015) the Hong Kong Court of First Instance ("CFI") has upheld the …
23 March 2016
Hong Kong court clarifies test for security pending set aside application
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has confirmed the test under s.89(5) Arbitration Ordinance for granting security for the award, pending an …
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