Asia: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

Hong Kong is setting up a new Hong Kong International Commercial Court (“HKICC”) as a specialist division of its High Court, with a mandate to hear complex, high value international and cross border commercial disputes.

The Supreme People's Court recently concluded a dispute over trade secret dispute. In its ruling, the Court established that: If a right holder, through repeated experiments...

The Delhi High Court, in its judgment dated 30th May 2026 (ARB.P. 1778/2025), delivered a significant ruling in the case of VE Commercial Vehicles Limited v. Singh Enterprises, adjudicating upon complex...

Cross-border litigation involving Chinese companies presents unique discovery challenges that U.S. litigators must navigate carefully. Understanding the limits of subpoena enforcement...

The duty of disclosure in family law proceedings is fundamental, yet disputes over whether sufficient disclosure has been provided remain common.

When serious allegations are published – intentionally, publicly and to a mass audience – the legal question is immediate and unforgiving: who must justify them? Under Australian defamation law, the answer is not the person defamed. It is the person who chose to publish.

On 14 May 2026, the Federal Court of Australia (the Court), in a prosecution commenced by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), found that Coles Supermarkets Australia Pty Ltd (Coles)...

The Federal Court of Australia has ruled that Coles Supermarkets' 'Down Down' promotional pricing was misleading to consumers, despite the advertised prices being factually accurate. The case examines whether temporary price increases followed by promotional discounts constitute genuine savings, and establishes critical standards for how long a higher price must be maintained before retailers can legitimately advertise it as a discount reference point.

In the United States, companies increasingly include arbitration clauses in contracts to mitigate the substantial legal risks posed by class action lawsuits. These clauses often explicitly prohibit collective arbitration...

The Supreme Court has once again highlighted that the law aids the vigilant and not those who sleep over their rights. In Dhiraj Dutta v. Anirban Sen & Ors., the Court examined whether an application seeking...

A recent NSW court case examines when developers and builders can be held liable under section 37 of the Design & Building Practitioner's Act 2020 for defective building work. The decision clarifies what constitutes 'substantive control' over construction work and establishes the evidentiary threshold required to prove breach of the statutory duty of care.

The Gujarat High Court has upheld Section 16(2)(c) of the CGST Act, ruling that purchasing dealers cannot claim Input Tax Credit when their suppliers fail to deposit tax with the government.