On 1 June 2024, the latest update to the HKIAC’s administered rules, the 2024 Administered Arbitration Rules (“2024 Rules”) of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) came into effect....more
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre ("HKIAC") has released its 2024 Administered Arbitration Rules ("2024 Rules"). The 2024 Rules focus on improving the time- and cost-efficiency of the HKIAC arbitral process, and...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
For the first time since 2018, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has updated its flagship HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules (Rules) which will take effect on 1 June 2024. The key changes include...more
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) opened its first office outside of Asia in New York on December 3, 2020. According to SIAC, US parties are consistently among the top foreign users of SIAC and in 2020...more
The 2021 ICC Rules, which will enter into force on January 1, 2021, include a new requirement for disclosure of third-party funding arrangements. On October 8, 2020, the International Chamber of Commerce ("ICC") announced...more
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
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) recently released a new version of the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules, effective November 1, 2018. The new version updates the 2013 HKIAC Administered Arbitration...more
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) has promulgated a new set of Administered Arbitration Rules (“AAR”), effective November 1, 2018. Among those rules are Articles 27-30 concerning the HKIAC’s powers to...more
The updated rules should make the arbitration process in Hong Kong more time-efficient and cost-effective. The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre ("HKIAC") has launched a new version of its administered arbitration...more
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) announced on 18 October 2018 that it updated its Administered Arbitration Rules, which had entered into effect on 1 November 2018. ...more
Amendments to the administered arbitration rules address technology, third party funding, time limits, and other key mechanisms. Following the success of the 2013 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules (the 2013 Rules), the...more