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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22 December 2016
Advocate General issues opinion that the EU does not have exclusive competence to conclude the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
In an opinion issued on 21 December 2016, EU Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston QC has concluded that the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (EUSFTA) will …
08 December 2016
Astro v Lippo: First Media's Hong Kong appeal dismissed
Hong Kong's Court of Appeal (CA) has given judgment in the latest instalment of the dispute between Malaysia's Astro media group and Indonesia's Lippo. …
07 December 2016
Hong Kong confirms IP rights are arbitrable
Hong Kong has introduced amendments to its Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609) (Ordinance), clarifying that disputes over intellectual property rights …
30 November 2016
Herbert Smith Freehills updates essential guide to disputes clauses in China contracts
Herbert Smith Freehills has launched the latest edition of its practical guide, "Governing law and dispute resolution clauses for China-related …
15 November 2016
Singapore update: litigation funding moves a step closer and new legislation proposed to give force to settlement agreements made through mediation
Last week saw two important and novel pieces of legislation related to dispute resolution put before the Singapore Parliament. The first is a bill …
04 November 2016
SCIA updates its rules to hear investor-state arbitrations
The Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (“SCIA”), formerly CIETAC's Shenzhen Sub-commission, published its latest rules (the "Rules") on 26 …
31 October 2016
New Zealand amends its Arbitration Act
New amendments to the New Zealand Arbitration Act 1996 (Act) received Royal Assent on 17 October 2016, and will come into force on 1 March 2017. There …
27 October 2016
Briana Young appointed to HKIAC Council
Briana Young, Professional Support Consultant in Herbert Smith Freehills' Hong Kong office, has been appointed to the Council of the Hong Kong …
24 October 2016
Summary judgment and striking out in international arbitration – panacea or Pandora's Box? A debate in the context of the SIAC Rules
Date: Thursday 3 November 2016 Time: 5:30pm:Registration and welcome drinks 6:30pm: Seminar followed by drinks …
20 October 2016
Investor protection in the spotlight: proposals to significantly enhance Hong Kong's Financial Dispute Resolution Scheme
The Financial Dispute Resolution Centre (FDRC), which since June 2012 has been providing alternative dispute resolution services to financial …
19 October 2016
Incarcerated Plaintiff sets aside eight year old arbitral award in Hong Kong
In Sun Tian Gang v. Hong Kong & China Gas (Jilin) Ltd [2016] HKEC 2128 the Hong Kong Court of First Instance set aside an arbitral award …
18 October 2016
Qatar- Another positive step forward in the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
In the past, Qatar's application of the New York Convention has been somewhat unpredictable. A recent decision of the Qatari Court of Cassation suggests …
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