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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Seating an Arbitration in Hong Kong or Singapore: Considering a Decades-Old Conundrum in 2025

The arbitration infrastructure of Hong Kong and Singapore is broadly similar, built on arbitration-friendly legislation, pro-arbitration courts and a consistent reputation for neutrality in the context of arbitration. Indeed,...more

Hogan Lovells

A Guide to Doing Business in Hong Kong – 2025

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Since establishment of the office in 1982, Hong Kong has acted as the hub around which Hogan Lovells’ regional growth and network expansion have been organised. We are also the sole Hong Kong member of the Pacific Rim...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

HKIAC’s 2024 Statistics Demonstrate Continued Growth and Reinforce Hong Kong’s Position as a Leading Arbitration Hub

On February 20, 2025, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) released its annual statistics for 2024. The numbers demonstrate steady growth and reinforce Hong Kong’s position as a leading centre for...more

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Fourth Circuit Upholds Confirmation of Hong Kong Arbitration Award

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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected challenges to a district court’s decision to confirm a Hong Kong arbitration award, including arguments that confirming the award violated public policy and international...more

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Pro-enforcement Approach - Mainland China Highlights Typical Cases on Enforcing Hong Kong Arbitral Awards

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Mainland China's Supreme People's Court (SPC) recently released a series of typical cases showcasing a favourable trend in enforcing Hong Kong arbitral awards....more

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The Dawn of Ad Hoc Arbitration in Mainland China: A Real Possibility?

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Mainland China has embarked on a process of aligning its arbitration practice more to international norms, notably through the introduction of ad hoc arbitration. This form of arbitration is widely recognised for its...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Highlights of the Draft Amendment to the Arbitration Law of China

Since its implementation in 1995, the Arbitration Law of China (the “Current Arbitration Law”) has not undergone significant revisions, despite the substantial development in international arbitration practices. However, in...more

K&L Gates LLP

Australia-China Cross-Border Commercial Disputes – Where Should They be Resolved?

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Following efforts by the Australian and Chinese governments to improve bilateral relations and restore trade in sectors significantly affected by COVID-19-era geopolitical tensions, we have seen a renewed interest in...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

HKIAC’s 2023 Statistics Reinforce Hong Kong’s Appeal As An Arbitration Hub

On 6 March 2024, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) released its annual statistics for 2023. The numbers reaffirm Hong Kong’s position as a highly attractive center for international arbitration. In...more

A&O Shearman

Proposed Amendments to HKIAC Rules put the Emergency into Emergency Arbitration

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On 23 January 2024, the HKIAC announced a Public Consultation on Proposed Amendments to the 2018 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules. The HKIAC’s proposed amendments include enhancements to the mechanism by which a single...more

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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

K&L Gates LLP

Arbitration in Asia Mini-series: The Shanghai Outlook

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As part of a mini-series exploring arbitration in Asia, Ian Meredith (K&L Gates, London) speaks with Dr. Mingchao Fan, the Executive Vice President of the Shanghai Arbitration Commission (the Commission), regarding...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

US-China Trade: Outbound Investment Control Regime in Sensitive Technologies

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中美贸易:敏感技术的对外投资管制制度 Executive Order on Outbound Investment 有关对外投资的行政令 - A new executive order signed by President Biden in August 2023 restricts outbound investment to China in several critical cutting-edge technologies...more

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The Growth of Third-Party Funding: A Global Perspective

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Recent developments in Nigeria, India and China highlight the relentless global rise of third-party funding ("TPF"). These developments emphasise how TPF is now an integral part of arbitration proceedings across the world. We...more

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Court Enforces Nine-Figure Chinese Arbitration Award, Finding Notice Requirements of New York Convention Were Satisfied

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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently denied a motion to reconsider its prior confirmation of a “multihundred-million-dollar” arbitration award by a Chinese arbitration panel. In the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

SIAC Remains a Popular and Attractive Arbitral Institution

In 2022, the SIAC received a total of 357 new case filings, 336 of which were cases administered by the SIAC. With the boom in disputes triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic fading away, the SIAC’s 2022 caseload dropped below...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Arbitration Updates From China, Stockholm and the World Bank

In this continuation of updates on international arbitration trends in 2022, several additional arbitral institutions have published their annual reports, confirming a busy recovery year in the international arbitration...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Hong Kong Permits Outcome Related Fee Structures in Arbitration

On December 16, 2022, Hong Kong’s new regime permitting outcome related fee structures (“ORFS”) in arbitration and arbitration-related court proceedings came into force. This follows a recommendation for change by the Law...more

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Impact of Global Price Volatility on Damages Calculations in International Arbitration

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The global energy and commodity sectors face unprecedented uncertainty. Increased global demand, coupled with supply chain constraints triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and China's COVID-19 restrictions and its...more

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Indonesia’s Revocation Of Mining Permits: What Foreign Investors Need To Know

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On September 26, 2022, the Indonesian Minister of Investment provided an update on the review process being undertaken by the Ministry of Investment in respect of its revocation of over 2,000 mining permits in August 2022....more

Paul Hastings LLP

HKIAC as First and Only outside Mainland China: Named by China International Commercial Court on One-Stop Platform for Diversified...

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Starting from June 22, 2022, parties to international commercial arbitrations administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) can apply directly to the China International Commercial Court (“CICC”)...more

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Offshore Litigation And Hong Kong Seated Arbitrations

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Bermudan, British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) and Cayman Islands companies are frequently used as investment vehicles for Hong Kong and Chinese companies and individuals. This is reflected in the frequency with which they are a...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Commercial Division Permanently Stays International Arbitration

Earlier this year, in In re New York State Dept. of Health (Rusi Tech. Co., Ltd.), Albany County Commercial Division Justice Richard Platkin issued a decision to permanently stay the arbitration before the China International...more

Hogan Lovells

A general introduction to technology disputes in Mexico

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In Mexico, disputes involving technological assets tend mainly to concern the unauthorised manufacture, use and sale of software and inventions. Unfortunately, Mexico is a country that faces a serious piracy problem, of both...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

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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