Arbitration is a popular mode of alternative dispute resolution in Hong Kong, used increasingly in cross-border commercial disputes and among international parties. In 2023, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre...more
The 2024 Rules significantly improve Hong Kong’s arbitration framework, aiming to increase the efficiency of proceedings and clarify the tribunal’s powers.
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre’s (HKIAC’s) newly...more
An arbitral tribunal lacks jurisdiction to determine claims raised under related agreements containing different dispute resolution clauses.
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance (Court) held in a recent judgment that an...more
Foreign states are no longer immune from suit or execution in the PRC (including Hong Kong and Macau) in respect of their commercial activities.
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC) has passed...more
A recent ruling shows that an arbitration agreement alone is not necessarily a complete defence to a Hong Kong winding-up petition.
The Hong Kong Companies Court recently issued a winding-up order against a debtor company,...more
Two recent decisions illustrate what constitutes exceptional circumstances justifying the rare intervention of Hong Kong courts in arbitration matters.
Hong Kong is internationally renowned as a pro-arbitration...more