Arbitration Notes

The English High Court clarifies the scope of application of Section 45 of the Arbitration Act in practice

Assignees beware: English court confirms taking contract benefit means accepting related obligation to arbitrate

Hong Kong in focus: a review of recent arbitration-related court decisions

English High Court grants declaratory relief under s72 in ABC v DEF

Cross-post: English High Court revokes ASIs but maintains declarations regarding jurisdiction in Bayerische Landesbank and others v RusChemAlliance

Hong Kong court confirms arbitrability of issues precursory to Cayman winding up decision

Hong Kong courts defer to arbitrators in dispute involving non-signatories

Cross-post: Conflicting dispute provisions in market standard contracts

Hong Kong court denies stay of award enforcement pending result of separate arbitration

Anti-set-off clause upheld by arbitrator meant that cross-claims in separate arbitration could not give rise to a set-off against the award debt; no …

Hong Kong court refuses leave to appeal on questions of law against interim injunction granted by arbitrator

Decision is the latest to underline the important distinction between awards and interim orders

NEW CIETAC RULES COME INTO EFFECT

The updated arbitration rules of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC"), one of the leading PRC arbitral …

HONG KONG COURT UPHOLDS CLAIMANT'S JURISDICTIONAL CHALLENGE IN RELATION TO NON-PARTY SEEKING JOINDER

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has set aside an HKIAC award on jurisdiction at the request of the claimant, overturning the tribunal’s ruling that …