Contract Terms, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)

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

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/27/2025

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

HK Court Overrules Arbitrator’s Decision regarding Compatibility of Arbitration Agreements: Interpretation of “mutatis mutandis” -...

BCLP on 9/4/2024

In SYL v GIF [2024] HKCFI 1324 (date of judgment: 20 May 2024), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (“the Court”) set aside an Interim Award made by the arbitral tribunal (“Tribunal”) in an HKIAC-administered arbitration....more

HK Court Overrules Arbitrator’s Decision in Jurisdictional Challenge

BCLP on 7/11/2024

In AAA, BBB, CCC v DDD (HCCT 39/2023) [2024] HKCFI 513 (date of decision: 16 February 2024), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (“the Court”) provides much welcomed guidance on the situation where there is a group of...more

Hong Kong Court refuses to grant an anti-suit injunction to stay a winding-up petition where an arbitration agreement existed

Hogan Lovells on 8/21/2020

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has dismissed an application by a British Virgin Islands (BVI) company (C) for an interim anti-suit injunction against proceedings commenced by a Cayman Islands company (D) for the...more

Hong Kong Court refuses to grant an antisuit injunction to stay a winding-up petition where an arbitration agreement existed

Hogan Lovells on 8/18/2020