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"Dispute resolution and governing law clauses in China-related commercial contracts": 5th edition now available
Chinese law restricts both the choice of law and the types of dispute resolution mechanism in China-related commercial contracts. As a result, drafting …
Indonesian court decision casts uncertainty over legal basis of Indonesian oil & gas sector
The oil & gas industry in Indonesia has functioned via a production sharing contract ("PSC") regime since the 1960s and has enjoyed a period of …
Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal rules on privilege against self-incrimination in anti- corruption investigations
In the decision in A v The Commissioner of the Independant Commission Against Corruption [2012] HKCFA 79 handed down on 13 November 2012 the …
Hong Kong Department of Justice publishes Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill
The Department of Justice of Hong Kong has recently prepared the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Bill (the “Bill”) which, if enacted, will …
Singapore Court refuses to entertain a jurisdictional objection to the enforcement of domestic international arbitration awards
The recent case of Astro Nusantara International BV and others v PT Aunda Prima Mitra and others [2012] SGHC 212 is a further decision of the Singapore …
Singapore High Court examines its approach towards interim orders in arbitral proceedings
The Singapore High Court (the “Court”) has refused to set aside an interim anti-suit injunction ordered by an arbitral tribunal (the “Tribunal”) in the …
Enforcement of orders made in foreign insolvency proceedings - the UK Supreme Court decides
In Rubin v Eurofinance SA and New Cap Reinsurance Corporation (in liquidation) and another v AE Grant and others [2012] UKSC 46, the UK Supreme Court …
Supreme Court of India delivers landmark arbitration decision in Bharat Aluminium, overruling Bhatia International
As reported in our blog posting on 6 September 2012, the controversial decision of the Indian Supreme Court in Bhatia International v Bulk Trading SA [1] …
Private Wealth Newsletter - Autumn 2012
The Private Wealth Team has recently launched a new Guide to Private Wealth in Asia. The Guide summarises the results of research conducted into …
Developing data protection laws in Singapore and South East Asia
Singapore's Personal Data Protection Bill ("Bill") has, following its second and third reading in Parliament on 15 October 2012, been passed in an …
KLRCA's new i-Arbitration Rules: a new option for Islamic finance parties
The Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) recently launched an adapted set of its Arbitration Rules for Islamic arbitration at the 2012 …
Data protection law in Hong Kong gets more teeth
The Personal Data (Privacy) (Amendment) Ordinance ("Amendment Ordinance") was passed on 27 June 2012 and most changes came into effect on 1 October 2012. …
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