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From Absolute Immunity to Restrictive Immunity - The implication of the Foreign State Immunity Law on cross-border disputes in the...

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The long-standing practice to adopt the principle of absolute foreign state immunity by the People’s Republic of China (the PRC) and Hong Kong is coming to an end as the PRC’s Foreign State Immunity Law (the FSIL) is coming...more

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PRC Companies in International Arbitration (VII): Who shall bear the arbitration costs?

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Our previous article raised the issue that costs of commercial arbitration are pretty high in Hong Kong. Then who should bear the costs at the end of the arbitration?...more

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PRC Companies in International Arbitration (Series VI): Is third-party funding feasible?

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As mentioned in our previous article, the costs of commercial arbitration in Hong Kong are pretty high. Third-party funding, however, could be one of the possible solutions for companies to consider....more

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International Arbitration by PRC Companies (Series 3): Is it costly to arbitrate in Hong Kong?

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In this part of our ongoing series, we will examine the costs of arbitration in Hong Kong and if it is expensive as thought. Arbitration costs mainly comprise of two parts: solicitors’ fees and the costs attributable to...more

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PRC Companies in International Arbitration (Series 2): Interim Measures Arrangement between Mainland and HKSAR and its Practical...

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On April 2, 2019, the Supreme People’s Court of the PRC and the Department of Justice of Hong Kong signed the “Arrangements concerning the Mutual Assistance in Court-Order Interim Measures in Aid of Arbitral Proceedings by...more

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PRC Companies in International Arbitration (Series 1): Introduction and Background

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With the rapid development of China’s national economy, more and more PRC companies will enter occasional disputes with foreign partners in international business dealings. Depending on their bargaining positions during the...more

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Hong Kong Mainland Cooperation in Arbitration Matters

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The advantages enjoyed by Hong Kong as a center for arbitration of commercial disputes involving parties in Mainland China have been further enhanced by new measures to strengthen the cross-border recognition and enforcement...more

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Attempt to resist enforcement of a PRC arbitral award in Hong Kong, by arguing that the arbitration agreement was tainted by...

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Shenzhen Honeycomb System Co Ltd v HCT Technologies (Hong Kong) Co Limited (HCCT 20/2019, [2020] HKCFI 3175, 31 December 2020) confirms the Hong Kong court’s pro-arbitration and pro-enforcement approach. The case involved...more

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MoFo APAC Arbitration Update: September 2020

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SINGAPORE ANNOUNCES AMENDMENTS TO ITS INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION ACT On September 1, 2020, Singapore’s Ministry of Law announced that it is tabling the International Arbitration (Amendment) Bill (the “Bill”) to introduce...more

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HKIAC updates on the implementation of the Interim Measures Arrangement between Hong Kong and the PRC

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HKIAC recently published information regarding the processing of applications under the “Arrangement Concerning Mutual Assistance in Court-ordered Interim Measures in Aid of Arbitral Proceedings by the Courts of the Mainland...more

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Implementation of the Interim Measures Arrangement between Hong Kong and the PRC in the first quarter – a look back at those who...

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The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, HKIAC, recently published information on its practice of processing applications under the interim measures Arrangement between Hong Kong and the PRC that came into operation on...more

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New Interim Measures Arrangement between Hong Kong and the PRC

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A new arrangement between the Hong Kong Government and the PRC Supreme People’s Court makes Hong Kong the first jurisdiction outside of Mainland China in which parties to institutional arbitration will have a clear procedural...more

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