Inside Arbitration: Issue 21
Marking a decade of Inside Arbitration, this edition brings together the themes shaping today’s international arbitration landscape
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27 April 2016
Hong Kong court upholds validity of arbitration agreement in dispute concerning formation of underlying contract
In Chee Cheung Hing & Co Ltd v Zhong Rong International (Group) Ltd (HCA 1454/2015), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance ("CFI") stayed proceedings …
20 April 2016
Gavin v Gaynor: Important further clarification on DIFC court jurisdiction and identifying place of arbitration
On 3 April 2016, the DIFC Court ordered a stay of proceedings on the basis that, in light of the existence of parallel proceedings in the Californian …
08 April 2016
Hong Kong Court rejects allegation of fraud as basis for resisting enforcement of award: re-affirms high evidentiary threshold required to be satisfied in such cases.
Following a steady line of authority emphasising the high hurdle to be surmounted in applying for awards to be set aside on grounds of public policy, the …
04 April 2016
Video Post in Observations on Arbitration series: Arbitration and the State Courts
In this short video in our Observations on Arbitration series, Mathias Wittinghofer, Partner in our International Arbitration practice, considers the …
23 March 2016
Hong Kong court clarifies test for security pending set aside application
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has confirmed the test under s.89(5) Arbitration Ordinance for granting security for the award, pending an …
21 March 2016
Hong Kong CFI stays proceedings in favour of arbitration notwithstanding defendant's submission to Hong Kong courts; upholds arbitration agreement contained in related contract
The Hong Kong CFI has stayed a claim under a deed of guarantee pending arbitration on the basis of an arbitration agreement in a Subscription Agreement …
24 February 2016
Enactment of the Abu Dhabi Global Market Arbitration Regulations 2015: the creation of a new "pro-arbitration" seat in the Middle East?
The Abu Dhabi Global Market ("ADGM"), a financial freezone in the United Arab Emirates, has enacted new arbitration regulations based on the UNCITRAL …
07 January 2016
Myanmar passes highly-anticipated new arbitration law
We understand that on 5 January 2016, the Arbitration Law (Union Law No. 5/2016) was adopted by the Myanmar Union Parliament. The legislation …
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