Arbitration Notes

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 …

ENFORCEMENT OF CIETAC AWARD IN HONG KONG STAYED, BUT NOT FOR LONG

Summary In a further decision in the long-running G v X matter (see our previous blog post here), the Hong Kong court has decided to stay enforcement of …

HONG KONG COURT UPHOLDS FREEZING ORDER GRANTED IN SUPPORT OF ENFORCEMENT OF CIETAC ARBITRAL AWARD

ENFORCING COURT CAN GRANT WIDER RELIEF THAN AWARD, SAYS HONG KONG COURT

PRC court clarifies enforcement of Mainland award made by foreign institution

HONG KONG COURT MAKES HADKINSON ORDER AND IMPOSES SECURITY AGAINST CHINESE BILLIONAIRE

AWARD CREDITORS SUCCESSFULLY CHALLENGE AWARD TO CLARIFY IDENTITY OF A PARTY

HONG KONG: COURT REFUSES STAY WHERE ARBITRATION CLAUSE NOT INCORPORATED FROM CHARTERPARTY

In OCBC Wing Hang Bank Ltd v Kai Sen Shipping Co Ltd [2020] HKCFI 375, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (Court) dismissed a summons for a stay of …

HONG KONG: CFI REFUSES TO SET ASIDE EX PARTE ORDER ALLOWING SERVICE OUT ON BASIS OF DEFENDANT'S SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION

HONG KONG COURT GRANTS INTERIM ANTI-SUIT INJUNCTION IN FAVOUR OF ARBITRATION TO RESTRAIN COURT PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING THIRD PARTY

In GM1 and GM2 v KC [2019] HKCFI 2793, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance granted an interim anti-suit injunction restraining mainland Chinese court …

Hong Kong court refuses enforcement of mainland award, rejects limitation arguments

In Wang Peiji v Wei Zhiyong [2019] HKCFI 2593; [2019] HKEC 3446, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance has set aside an order to enforce a mainland …

Hong Kong–Mainland interim relief arrangement to take effect 1 October

The Supreme People's Court of China and the Department of Justice of Hong Kong SAR announced today that the Arrangement Concerning Mutual Assistance in …