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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14 October 2016
Hong Kong Law Reform Commission recommends that third party funding be allowed for arbitration
Following consultation in October 2015 (discussed in our earlier blog here), the Hong Kong Law Reform Commission (LRC) released a report yesterday in …
11 October 2016
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS – SMU ASIAN ARBITRATION LECTURE
Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon: Adjudicator, advocate, or something in between? Coming to terms with the role of the party-appointed arbitrator The …
11 October 2016
Dominic Geiser becomes second Herbert Smith Freehills partner granted higher rights of audience in Hong Kong
Hong Kong partner Dominic Geiser has become one of only 49 lawyers granted rights to undertake advocacy in the higher courts of Hong Kong. The scheme is …
07 October 2016
Singapore's Court of Appeal rules on the interpretation of PRC-Laos Bilateral Investment Treaty and reinstates investor-state arbitration award on jurisdiction against Laos
As we previously reported, the Singapore High Court had ruled in favour of the Government of Laos in a challenge to the jurisdiction of a …
06 October 2016
Singapore: Indorsee of promissory notes not bound by arbitration agreement in underlying contract
In the recent decision of Rals International Pte Ltd v Cassa di Risparmio di Parma e Piacenza SpA [2016] SGCA 53, the Singapore Court of Appeal …
06 October 2016
Hague Convention on Choice of Courts comes into operation in Singapore
The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (Hague Convention) officially came into force on 1 October 2015 and there are currently 30 signatory …
03 October 2016
Arbitration in India: the new Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration
This post looks at the opening of the brand new Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA). A first-of-its-kind arbitral institution in India, …
28 September 2016
Hong Kong court dismisses set aside application after plaintiffs fail to establish a "conscious disregard" of the law
In American International Group and AIG Capital Corporation v. X Company [2016] HCCT 60/2015 (30 August 2016), the Hong Kong Court of First …
26 September 2016
Singapore High court confirms Singapore's approach to preserving the confidentiality of arbitrations
In a decision handed down this week, the Singapore High Court confirmed that the court has an inherent power to grant sealing orders barring public …
20 September 2016
Hong Kong Court orders stay to arbitration pursuant to proper steps of escalation clause for dispute resolution
In William Lim and Another v. Hung Ka Hai Clement and Others [2016] HKCFI 1439; HCA 1282/2016 (24 August 2016), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance …
14 September 2016
KATHRYN SANGER JOINS HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS AS ARBITRATION PARTNER
Leading practitioner Kathryn Sanger is joining Herbert Smith Freehills' top-rated international arbitration team as a partner, based in Hong Kong. She …
13 September 2016
Taizhou Intermediate People’s Court Refuses Recognition and Enforcement of ICC Award on Basis of Public Policy
In Taizhou Haopu Investment Co., Ltd. v Wicor Holding AG, Taizhou Court, P. R. China, Case Docket Number: [2015] Tai Zhong Shang Zhong Shen Zi, …
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