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Herbert Smith Freehills’ ADR in Asia Pacific Guide available online
We are pleased to launch online our ADR in Asia Pacific Guide, building on a publication we launched last year. Please click here to download a …
ADR in Asia - overview of key ADR processes
We previously reported the publication of our ADR in Asia Guide. As well as distilling the results of our client survey on the use of mediation in …
Herbert Smith Freehills publishes ADR in Asia Guide
Herbert Smith Freehills' Hong Kong dispute resolution team has launched its first ADR in Asia Guide, featuring a spotlight on mediation in Hong …
Judicial support for dispute adjudication boards
Three separate court decisions in different jurisdictions in recent months have given support to dispute adjudication boards (DABs) as a form …
Mediation within arbitration - a new Med-Arb-Med protocol in Singapore
We recently reported (here) on the official launch of the Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI) on 5 November …
Tiered dispute resolution mechanisms including conciliation and mediation under China-Taiwan Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement
On 9 August 2012, after two years of negotiation, Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese negotiators signed two cross-strait agreements; the Cross-strait …
Mediation in arbitration proceedings – a Hong Kong perspective
The procedures of mediation and arbitration are regularly combined in some jurisdictions, such that an arbitrator assumes the role of mediator part-way …
Hong Kong Court of Appeal enforces Chinese arbitral award despite "unusual" arb-med procedure
In a key judgment, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal (the Court) overturned the lower court's decision and upheld the enforcement of a Chinese …
Hong Kong's arbitration law expressly provides for arb-med/med-arb
Hong Kong's Arbitration Ordinance came into force on 1 June 2011. One of its enhanced features is that, provided the parties consent in writing, an …
Challenges to the enforcement of Dispute Board decisions in Asia
The use of Dispute Boards is becoming increasingly common on large and complex projects across the Asia Pacific region. In many cases, Dispute …
Singapore Mediation Centre announces new dispute resolution service
A quick and cheap dispute resolution service was announced on 2 May 2012 by the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC). The SMC is a non-profit …
Justin D'Agostino appointed as council member of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
Justin D'Agostino, partner and head of the Greater China international arbitration practice, was appointed as one of the council members of the HKIAC, …
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