Arbitration Notes

CIETAC tribunal applies UNIDROIT Principles where parties fail to present case under governing law

HONG KONG: COURT MAKES WINDING UP ORDER WHERE DEBTOR UNABLE TO PROVE BONA FIDE DISPUTE ON SUBSTANTIAL GROUNDS

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has declined to prioritise an arbitration agreement where a debtor intended to dispute the existence of a debt …

BEIJING COURT UPHOLDS ARBITRATION IN DOMESTIC CONTRACT WHERE DISPUTE PROVISIONS CONFLICT

On 17 January 2020, by its ruling numbered (2019) Jing 04 Min Te 135 (Ruling), the Beijing Fourth Intermediate People’s Court (Beijing Court) upheld the …

SINGAPORE COURT OF APPEAL CONFIRMS THAT THE PARTIES' INTENTION TO ARBITRATE SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN EFFECT "AT ALL COSTS"

CICC delivers first ruling, confirms arbitration agreements severable

The First International Commercial Court of the Supreme People's Court of China ("CICC") has recently published its first rulings [1] on the …

HONG KONG: COURT GRANTS ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTION TO RESTRAIN FOREIGN PROCEEDINGS IN BREACH OF AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT UNDER AN INSURANCE POLICY

In the recent case of AIG Insurance Hong Kong Ltd v Lynn McCullough and William McCullough [2019] HKCFI 1649, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (CFI) …

Hong Kong Court of Appeal ends 12-year Xiamen v Eton Properties saga

As discussed in this post, Xiamen Xingjingdi Group Co Ltd (XJ) and various co-defendants affiliated with Eton Properties Ltd (together, EP) have been …

Hong Kong judge defers to arbitration in dismissing winding up petition

In a recent Court of First Instance case before Harris J, Southwest Pacific Bauxite (HK) Ltd (Company) sought to strike out a winding-up petition issued …