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HONG KONG COURT CONFIRMS JUDICIAL IMMUNITY TO ARBITRATORS WHEN COMPELLED TO GIVE EVIDENCE
In Song Lihua v Lee Chee Hong [2023] HKCFI 1954, the Court of First Instance considered whether arbitrators can be compelled to give evidence in …
FULLY VIRTUAL HEARING NOT A GROUND TO REFUSE ENFORCEMENT, HONG KONG COURT RULES
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has ruled that the holding of a fully virtual hearing despite the opposition of one of the parties did not provide …
HONG KONG COURT GRANTS ANTI-ARBITRATION INJUNCTION TO PROTECT ENFORCEMENT OF PRIOR AWARD
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance ("CFI") has taken the rare step of granting an anti-arbitration injunction to restrain claims which sought to …
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS SECURES VICTORY FOR AWARD CREDITORS IN HONG KONG CHALLENGE
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has dismissed an application to set aside an award on due process and jurisdictional grounds, in a decision which …
HONG KONG COURT REFUSES LEAVE TO APPEAL RARE SUCCESSFUL CHALLENGE TO AWARD
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has rejected an attempt by an award creditor to appeal against a rare successful challenge to an arbitral award. In …
HONG KONG COURT REFUSES TO ENFORCE AWARD DUE TO "GROSSLY UNFAIR AND UNJUST" PROCEDURE
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has refused to enforce an arbitral award because the procedure adopted by the tribunal was so "seriously flawed" …
HONG KONG COURT FOLLOWS ENKA V CHUBB TO DETERMINE GOVERNING LAW OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION CLAUSE
A Hong Kong Court has followed the landmark judgment of the English Supreme Court in Enka v Chubb (reported here) to determine the governing law of a …
HKIAC 2022 CASE STATISTICS SHOW STRONG GROWTH AND CONTINUED APPEAL OF HONG KONG AS A LEADING SEAT
The HKIAC’s arbitration caseload reached its highest level for more than a decade last year, according to the institution’s recently released 2022 case …
Hong Kong arbitration success fee regime fully in force
Lawyers can now offer success-based fee arrangements for work in Hong Kong on arbitrations and related proceedings. On 16 December 2022, Hong Kong …
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 …
Hong Kong Court Clarifies Threshold for Setting Aside Awards
HKIAC USERS GAIN ADDITIONAL ROUTE TO MAINLAND INTERIM RELIEF AND ENFORCEMENT
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