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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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 …
17 October 2016
Russian Arbitration Reform: Key Changes
On 1 September 2016, the following federal laws came into force in Russia: the Federal Law On Arbitration (Arbitration Proceedings) in the Russian …
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
THE NEW DIFC-LCIA ARBITRATION RULES 2016
The DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre has issued its new rules which will apply to all arbitrations commencing on or after 1 October 2016. The key changes are …
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
English High Court has no power to grant urgent relief under Arbitration Act where urgent relief could be granted by expedited tribunal or emergency arbitrator under LCIA Rules
In the recent case of Gerald Metals SA v Timis [2016] EWHC 2327 (Ch), the English High Court considered its power to grant urgent relief under s 44(3) of …
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
Onshore Dubai partners with Offshore: DIAC looks to develop “closer ties” with the DIFC
The Dubai International Arbitration Centre (“DIAC”) is now implementing its new strategy, designed to develop its international presence and dispel any …
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 …
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