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HKIAC Remains Popular Destination for Arbitration Despite Slight Downturn in 2021

On February 9, 2022, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) released its annual statistics for 2021. The statistics suggest that HKIAC, while not as busy as it was during the record-breaking year 2020,...more

Corruption Perceptions Index 2020: Asia-Pacific Weathers COVID-19 But Risk Landscape Remains Diverse And Dynamic

On January 28, 2021, Transparency International (TI) published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2020. As with previous years’ indexes, the CPI 2020 demonstrates that many regions, including the Asia-Pacific...more

MoFo APAC Arbitration Update: September 2020

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

Singapore Convention On Mediation Enters Into Force

On September 12, 2020, the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (the “Singapore Convention” or the “Convention”) will enter into force. The Singapore Convention obliges...more

Singapore Announces Amendments To Its International Arbitration Act

On September 1, 2020, Singapore’s Ministry of Law introduced an International Arbitration (Amendment) Bill (the “Bill”) that proposes two changes to the International Arbitration Act (“IAA”), which governs the conduct of...more

A Shift Towards A More Co-ordinated Approach? – The LCIA Updates Its Arbitration Rules

On 11 August 2020, the London Court of International Arbitration (the LCIA) published its long-awaited updates to its Arbitration Rules and Mediation Rules (the New Rules). The updates, which the president of the LCIA said...more

Corruption Perceptions Index 2019: Modest Changes In Asia-Pacific But Risk Landscape Remains Diverse And Dynamic

On January 23, 2020, Transparency International (“TI”) published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (“CPI”) for 2019. As with previous years’ indexes, the CPI 2019 demonstrates that many regions, including Asia-Pacific,...more

MoFo APAC Arbitration Update: October 2019

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

MoFo APAC Arbitration Update: September 2019

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

MoFo APAC Arbitration Update: August 2019

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

Malaysian Federal Court and English Court of Appeal Issue Rare Anti-Arbitration Injunctions

On July 1, 2019, in Jaya Sudhir a/l Jayaram v Nautical Supreme Sdn Bhd & Ors (Federal Court Civil Appeal No. 02(i)-83-09/2018(W)) (“Jaya Sudhir Jayaram”), the Federal Court of Malaysia granted an application by a non-party to...more

Newly Signed Singapore Convention to Make International Settlement Agreements Directly Enforceable in Convention States

On August 7, 2019, forty-six nations signed the Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (the “Singapore Convention”) in Singapore. Negotiated and agreed under the auspices of the United...more

Malaysia Announces Intention to Require Listed Companies to Implement Anti-Corruption Measures

On 22 July 2019, the Securities Commission Malaysia (the “Securities Commission”) announced that it would implement an action plan to strengthen standards of corporate governance to prevent corruption, misconduct and fraud in...more

New Hague Convention Seeks to Facilitate Global Enforcement of Judgments

On July 2, 2019, the delegates of the 22nd Diplomatic Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (“HCCH”) finalized and adopted a new multilateral treaty, the 2019 Convention on the Recognition and...more

BNA v BNB: Singapore High Court Upholds Tribunal's Jurisdiction by Interpreting Agreement for "Arbitration in Shanghai" to Provide...

On July 1, 2019, the Singapore High Court handed down its anonymized decision in BNA v BNB [2019] SGHC 142 (“BNA”). The case involved an application under section 10(3) of Singapore’s International Arbitration Act (“IAA”)...more

Singapore Considers Amendments to Its International Arbitration Act

On June 26, 2019, Singapore’s Ministry of Law (the “Ministry”) published a consultation paper seeking comments from the public on six proposals for amendments to Singapore’s International Arbitration Act (“IAA”), which...more

Corruption Perceptions Index 2018: Public Sector Corruption in Asia-Pacific Still a Problem with China and Vietnam Dropping...

On January 29, 2019, Transparency International (“TI”) published its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (“CPI”) for 2018, a survey which ranks perceptions of public sector corruption in 180 countries and territories...more

Back to the Future – Legal Professional Privilege

Summary - On September 5, 2018, the English Court of Appeal (the Court) issued its decision in The Director of the Serious Fraud Office v Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 2006. The much...more

Asian International Arbitration Centre 2018 Rules Come Into Force

On March 9, 2018, the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) unveiled its 2018 Arbitration Rules, which became effective immediately. The new rules update and replace those issued in June 2017, before the AIAC changed...more

SIAC’s Annual Report 2017: SIAC Reaching New Audiences with Introduction of Innovative Arbitration Procedures

On March 7, 2018, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) released its annual report for 2017. The highly anticipated report provided insight into the first full calendar year since the SIAC introduced the...more

Corruption Perceptions Index for 2017 Reveals Little Improvement in Public Sector Corruption in Asia-Pacific

On February 21, 2018, Transparency International (“TI”) released its annual Corruption Perceptions Index (“CPI”) for 2017, surveying and ranking perceptions of public sector corruption in 180 countries and territories, on a...more

Formalities Are Important: Avoiding Potential Pitfalls When Commencing Arbitration

Two recent English High Court judgments illustrate the importance of ensuring that your arbitration notice or request fully complies with the formal requirements of the arbitral rules chosen by the parties and that the papers...more

Shenzhen Seeks to Solidify Itself as an International Arbitration Hub with the Merger of Two South China Arbitral Institutions

On December 25, 2017, the Shenzhen Arbitration Commission (SAC) and the South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (SCIETAC) merged to become the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA). ...more

A New Era of International Arbitration in Malaysia? The Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration to Become the Asian...

On February 7, 2018, a signing ceremony took place between Malaysian Minister Azalina Othman Said and the Secretary-General of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) Kennedy Gastorn for an agreement to...more

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