Arbitration Notes

(Only) I've got the power – Singapore International Commercial Court reaffirms exclusive setting aside power of seat court; grants anti-suit injunction

On 26 April 2024, the Singapore Courts issued the first known Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) judgment granting a post-award anti-suit …

HKIAC reports record amount in dispute for 2023

The HKIAC's recently released statistics for 2023 reveal that the institution had a record-breaking year measured by the amount in dispute, underscoring …

The Asian International Arbitration Centre gets a new Director

After more than 3.5 months without a Director, Datuk Professor Sundra Rajoo has been appointed as the Director of the Asian International Arbitration …

THE USUAL SUSPECTS PROJECT: DECIPHERING DECISION-MAKING IN ARBITRATOR SELECTION

The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and Cortex Capital have launched a collaboration called 'The Usual Suspects Project' with the …

HKIAC USERS GAIN ADDITIONAL ROUTE TO MAINLAND INTERIM RELIEF AND ENFORCEMENT

ENFORCEMENT OF CIETAC AWARD IN HONG KONG STAYED, BUT NOT FOR LONG

Summary In a further decision in the long-running G v X matter (see our previous blog post here), the Hong Kong court has decided to stay enforcement of …

Hong Kong one step closer to arbitration success fees

Indian Supreme Court orders arbitrator backlog to be cleared

Hong Kong Court of Appeal rules on landmark case regarding escalation clauses

Future of Consumer APAC: Managing and exiting distribution agreements

Hong Kong gazettes success fee Bill

Hong Kong has officially published a Bill that would allow lawyers to agree outcome-based fees for arbitration work in the territory. If, as expected, …

MALAYSIA: 2020 INSTITUTIONAL CASELOAD STATISTICS SHOW CONTINUED PREFERENCE FOR AIAC, HKIAC, ICC AND SIAC ARBITRATION BY MALAYSIAN PARTIES