Arbitration Notes

Hong Kong court reconciles conflicting dispute resolution clauses and refers parties to arbitration

Reference to "relevant legally authorised body in Hong Kong for arbitration" evinced clear intention to arbitrate; exclusive Hong Kong court jurisdiction …

Hold On To Your Seats! English Court Clarifies Jurisdictional Gateway for ASIs

A recent English Commercial Court decision partially discharging interim relief highlights the jurisdictional hurdles faced by parties seeking ASIs in …

Trilingual Arbitration Dictionary published by the Latin American Arbitration Association

The Latin American Association's new dictionary translates over 600 of the most used arbitration-related terms across Spanish, English and Portuguese, …

Hong Kong court grants anti-suit relief against sanctioned Russian bank

German bank obtains injunctions to restrain Russian court proceedings commenced in breach of HKIAC arbitration agreement; argument that court lacked …

Costa Rica reforms its Arbitration Law

On October 1, 2024, Costa Rica enacted Law No. 10535 to Harmonize Costa Rican Arbitration, moving away from a dualist system that distinguished between …

Hong Kong courts dismiss five award challenges over eleven-day period

Unsuccessful award debtors ordered to pay indemnity costs in every case; lawyers who acted in “totally baseless” enforcement challenge heavily criticised

Standing firm: UK Supreme Court backs arbitration in UniCredit v RusChemAlliance

The decision in UniCredit v RusChemAlliance shows the Court's strong support for arbitration agreements

Inside Arbitration Issue 18: Perspectives on cross-border disputes

We are delighted to share with you Issue 18 of Inside Arbitration from Herbert Smith Freehills’ Global Arbitration Practice.

Law Society publishes 2nd edition of annual International Data Insights Report

The report highlights the continued strength of English law and dispute resolution in the global legal market

"It takes two to tango": Hong Kong Court of Appeal upholds award challenge due to lack of dispute between parties

Arbitrator lacked jurisdiction to grant declaration of non-liability where no liability alleged; award contrary to public policy due to improper comments …

Ex parte communications lead to successful award challenge in Hong Kong

Enforcement refused on due process and public policy grounds after 7-year extension to award deadline on which respondent had no opportunity to comment

Patricia Nacimiento to speak at GAR Live: Vienna 2024