Arbitration Notes

SOUTH CHINA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CENTER (HONG KONG) ARBITRATION RULES COME INTO FORCE

South China International Arbitration Center (Hong Kong) (SCIAHK) is a new Hong Kong registered arbitral institution. It is affiliated to the …

Key Changes under Revised Draft of PRC Arbitration Law

As reported in an earlier post, the Ministry of Justice of the PRC released proposed revisions to the PRC Arbitration Law (AL) for public consultation on …

Ministry of Justice publishes revised draft PRC Arbitration Law

On 30 July 2021, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) of the PRC released proposed revisions to the PRC Arbitration Law for public consultation.  The MoJ …

PRC court sets aside cryptocurrency award on public interest grounds

China’s top court publishes its first annual report on judicial review of arbitration-related cases

PRC court clarifies enforcement of Mainland award made by foreign institution

Beijing to open to foreign arbitral institutions

HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS UPDATES ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO DISPUTES CLAUSES IN CHINA CONTRACTS

CIETAC tribunal applies UNIDROIT Principles where parties fail to present case under governing law

Chinese Supreme People's Court releases revised rules of evidence in civil proceedings and further policy paper on Shanghai's Lin-gang Free Trade Zone

The Chinese Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued a series of judicial interpretations and opinions in December 2019 in relation to the rules of evidence …

New BAC Rules to enter into force on 1 September 2019

The Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC) has updated its arbitration rules and fee schedule. The new versions will replace the current (2015) version, …

SPC ISSUES PROVISIONS ON ACTION PRESERVATION IN IP RIGHTS DISPUTES

The Supreme People's Court of China (SPC) has released a new set of judicial interpretations concerning interim injunction applications for intellectual …