On February 9, 2021, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) released its annual case statistics for 2020. This highly anticipated report provides insight into how arbitration in Hong Kong has fared in the...more
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
An important question in international arbitration is whether courts in the United States can order discovery in aid of foreign-seated arbitrations under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (“Section 1782”). The law in this area is quickly...more
CICC ISSUES FIRST RULINGS, AFFIRMS DOCTRINE OF SEPARABILITY -
In October 2019, the PRC Supreme People’s Court published the first rulings issued by the First International Commercial Court (“CICC”). The three rulings,...more
Singapore Passes Amendment Bill on Recognition of Foreign Judgments -
On September 2, 2019, Singapore’s Parliament passed the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (Amendment) Bill and the Reciprocal Enforcement of...more
Hong Kong Court Addresses Interplay Between Arbitration and Insolvency -
On August 2, 2019, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal addressed the interplay between arbitration and the court’s insolvency jurisdiction in its...more
On September 26, 2019, the Supreme People’s Court announced that a previously announced arrangement between Hong Kong and Mainland China on interim measures in aid of arbitration will take effect from October 1, 2019 (the...more