A wide-ranging mechanism allowing for easier reciprocal enforcement of judgments in mainland China and Hong Kong will come into force on 29 January 2024. The new enforcement regime should reduce the need to re-litigate...more
Arbitration has become an important part of commercial dispute resolution in China. For international investors, arbitration has considerable advantages due to its neutrality, enforcement, confidentiality, flexibility, and...more
On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a public health emergency of international concern. ...more
The Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice recently released the Administrative Measures for Business Offices Established by Overseas Arbitration Institutions in Lin-Gang Special Area of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone...more
11/18/2019
/ Arbitration ,
Business Litigation ,
China ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
Free Trade Zone ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) ,
International Arbitration ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
International Litigation ,
Investment Disputes
According to an announcement made on the People's Court Daily, the Arrangement Concerning Mutual Assistance in Court-ordered Interim Measures in Aid of Arbitral Proceedings by the Courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong...more
Hong Kong becomes the first and only jurisdiction outside the Mainland where the Mainland courts can grant interim measures in aid of a foreign arbitration if administered by an institution....more
Earlier this month, Canada, Mexico, and the United States agreed to a new free trade agreement – the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) – that will eventually replace the 1994 North America Free Trade Agreement...more
10/22/2018
/ Canada ,
China ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Exports ,
Foreign Relations ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
International Arbitration ,
Mexico ,
NAFTA ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
In Noble Resources International Pte. Ltd v. Shanghai Good Credit International Trade Co., Ltd. (2016) Hu 01 Xie Wai Ren No. 1, the Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People's Court in a judgment dated 11 August 2017 refused...more
The Hong Kong High Court has appointed receivers over shares in a Hong Kong company as an interim measure to preserve the status quo and the value of the shares, pending the outcome of CIETAC arbitration proceedings in...more
7/25/2017
/ Arbitration ,
China ,
CIETAC ,
Foreign Jurisdictions ,
Hong Kong ,
Interim Remedies ,
Preferred Shares ,
Receivership ,
Share Purchase Agreements ,
Stock Ownership ,
Voting Rights