Asia: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

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.

The proliferation of online content platforms has generated persistent tension between the rights of individuals to seek redress for reputational harm and the statutory protections afforded to digital intermediaries...

This decision is a reminder of the steps which need to be taken and criteria to be satisfied in order to successfully rely on the defences of honest opinion, statutory qualified privilege and justification under the Defamation Act 2005.

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 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...

The CESTAT Chennai examined whether importing electric vehicle components separately over time constitutes importing in CKD (Completely Knocked Down) form, which would affect customs duty eligibility. The tribunal analyzed whether disparate imports of parts like frames, motors, and controllers—imported through multiple bills of entry without batteries—could be aggregated to claim they formed complete vehicle kits.

This week’s TGIF considers the Full Federal Court decision in Yang v Wong [2026] FCAFC 39 where a payment by a company to a related entity, to repay money owing to the mother of one director, was found not to be an unreasonable director-related transaction pursuant to section 588FDA of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

One of the defining features of arbitration is the finality of the arbitral award. Parties choose arbitration as an alternative to conventional litigation largely because it offers efficiency, autonomy and a conclusive resolution of disputes. However, like any adjudicatory process, arbitral awards may occasionally contain clerical mistakes, computational inaccuracies or typographical errors that require correction after the award has been rendered.

The Delhi High Court has ruled on a trademark dispute involving the mark ALPHARD, examining whether transborder reputation and unsolicited imports of luxury vehicles into India can establish goodwill sufficient to qualify a mark as 'well-known' under Indian law. The case required the court to distinguish the Supreme Court's Prius decision and evaluate whether voluntary importation by third parties, without formal commercial launch, demonstrates actionable recognition within the relevant consumer segment.

Recent Australian Public Service census data reveals a growing trend in flexible work arrangements, supported by new enterprise agreement provisions. Two landmark Fair Work Commission decisions in Naden and Westpac now provide critical guidance on how employers must handle flexible work requests, highlighting the mandatory requirements and potential consequences of non-compliance that could result in orders granting employee requests even when business grounds exist for refusal.

24–25 сентября 2026 года в The Ritz-Carlton Almaty пройдет Kazakhstan Legal Forum 2026 — одно из крупнейших юридических событий региона, ежегодно объединяющее...

The High Court of Australia held that India had not waived sovereign immunity in respect of enforcement proceedings by ratifying the New York Convention...