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Herbert Smith Freehills
The HKIAC's recently released statistics for 2023 reveal that the institution had a record-breaking year measured by the amount in dispute, underscoring the appeal of Hong Kong and the HKIAC...
Herbert Smith Freehills
In the recent decision of Armstead v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company Ltd [2024] UKSC 6, the UK Supreme Court examined where the burden of proof lies...
Herbert Smith Freehills
With the Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters by the Courts of the Mainland and HKSAR...
Herbert Smith Freehills
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance ("CFI") has suspended set-aside proceedings in respect of two HKIAC awards on liability and quantum...
Herbert Smith Freehills
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has upheld the enforcement of a CIETAC award following the re-arbitration by a new tribunal...
Mayer Brown
In this review, we reflect on significant developments in the field of arbitration in Hong Kong over the past year.
Winston & Strawn LLP
The Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters by the Courts of the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will come into effect simultaneously in Mainland China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on January 29, 2024.
Withers LLP
In recent years, there have been concerns over challenges facing the rule of law in Hong Kong. Some critics have questioned Hong Kong's status as a global...
Conyers
In Hong Kong, our most popular articles dealt with key developments in the dispute resolution and litigation arena, and touched on the use of offshore structures in the Hong Kong Family Office Tax Concession Scheme.
Withers LLP
The Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance (Cap. 645) (the "Ordinance") and the Mainland Judgments...
Herbert Smith Freehills
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has refused leave to appeal a construction award on points of law because the decision of the arbitrator on the relevant issues was not "obviously wrong"...
Farallon Law Corporation
Law Society council member Ronald Sum says he will fend off criticism of Hong Kong's legal system during a week-long trip, which he faced on a previous overseas visit.
Mayer Brown
The long-awaited Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance Cap 645 (Ordinance) will come into force on 29 January 2024.
Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong
In November 2022, we issued a legal update on Mainland Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters (Reciprocal Enforcement) Ordinance (Cap. 645) (MJREO)...
Mayer Brown
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has ruled that the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) did not have to obtain permission from the Court of First Instance (CFI) to serve proceedings on overseas defendants...
Herbert Smith Freehills
By way of an update to the series of recent Court of First Instance decisions on whether a winding up petition ought to be stayed where the underlying dispute is governed by an arbitration clause...
Herbert Smith Freehills
Where a winding up petition is based on a debt arising from a contract with a non-Hong Kong exclusive jurisdiction clause, the court will tend to dismiss or stay...
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Carey Olsen
For the first time, in August 2023, the Grand Court decided there is a standalone power to grant interim injunctions in aid of foreign arbitrations.
Herbert Smith Freehills
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has dismissed a challenge to the enforcement of a US$50 million arbitral award rendered in Chicago in favour of a top US law firm for fees due under a contingency fee...
Herbert Smith Freehills
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has refused to enforce a Chengdu Arbitration Commission award on public policy grounds, due to "serious irregularities" in the conduct of an arbitrator...
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