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29 November 2018

Hong Kong Court grants injunction, holds tortious claim unaffected by arbitration agreement

In Castlemil Infant (HK) Supplies Co Ltd v Care N Love Development Ltd [2018] HKDC 1419, the Hong Kong District Court granted a mandatory injunction, …

13 November 2018

Hong Kong courts can order interim relief against non-parties—but only sparingly

The decision in Company A and Others v Company B and Others [2018] HKCU 3575 confirms that Hong Kong courts can order interim relief in support of an …

05 November 2018

Hong Kong Court Refuses Recognition of Mainland Award on Public Policy Grounds

On 18 October 2018, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (Court) in Z v Y [2018] HKCFI 2342 refused to recognise an Award of the China Guangzhou …

01 November 2018

HKIAC Rules effective today

The HKIAC's Administered Arbitration Rules 2018 enter into force today, 1 November 2018. See our earlier blog post for details of the updates and …

10 October 2018

HONG KONG COURT GIVES "DUE WEIGHT" TO SUPERVISORY COURT ON ENFORCEMENT

In U v S [2018] HKCFI 2086, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (Court) dealt with an application to adjourn an application to set aside an enforcement …

06 September 2018

HONG KONG COURT "RELUCTANTLY" ISSUES TEMPORARY STAY OF ENFORCEMENT

In Baosteel Engineering & Technology Group Co. Ltd. v. China Zenith Chemical Group Ltd. [HCCT 7/2018], the Hong Kong Court of First Instance granted …

01 August 2018

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION INTERNSHIP (HONG KONG): APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN

Herbert Smith Freehills is accepting applications for short-term internships with the firm's international arbitration group in Hong Kong. Three to four …

28 June 2018

HONG KONG COURT OF APPEAL: COMMON LAW ACTIONS AVAILABLE TO ENFORCE ARBITRAL AWARDS

Two key developments emerge from the long-running proceedings in Xiamen Xinjingdi Group Co Ltd v Eton Properties Ltd [2016] 2 HKLRD 1106 and Xiamen …

12 April 2018

Astro v Lippo: First Media appeal succeeds in Hong Kong

At its final attempt, First Media has overturned the Hong Kong courts' earlier decisions to enforce five arbitral awards against it. In a judgment dated …

03 April 2018

Hong Kong judge defers to arbitration in dismissing winding up petition

In a recent Court of First Instance case before Harris J, Southwest Pacific Bauxite (HK) Ltd (Company) sought to strike out a winding-up petition issued …

26 February 2018

HONG KONG COURT REFUSES LEAVE TO APPEAL AN ARBITRAL AWARD IN "DOMESTIC" ARBITRATION

In A and Others v Housing Authority (HCCT 54/2017), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (Court) reiterated the high threshold for leave to appeal an …

06 February 2018

Hong Kong Courts grant anti-suit injunctions to restrain foreign proceedings in breach of an arbitration agreement

In Arjowiggins HKK2 Ltd v Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd [2018] HKCFI 93, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance has granted an anti-suit injunction …