On 30 July 2021, China’s Ministry of Justice published a public comment draft of proposed revisions to China’s national Arbitration Law. Kilpatrick Townsend international disputes partner Thomas G. Allen offers the following...more
On May 14, 2021, the Department of Justice of the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region announced that the Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong and the Vice-president of the Supreme People’s Court (the...more
In 2013, China launched the Belt and Road Initiative ("BRI"), a mass-scale infrastructure program involving over 140 countries across all continents, and encompassing hundreds of projects, such as highways, power plants, and...more
In Re Ando Credit Limited [2020] HKCFI 2775 (“Re Ando”), the Hong Kong Companies Court recently appointed provisional liquidators over a Hong Kong company, Ando Credit Limited, in novel circumstances with potentially...more
In Giorgio Armani SpA v Elan Clothes Co Ltd [2019] HKCFI 2983, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance granted a permanent anti-suit injunction against the defendant which had commenced proceedings against the plaintiffs in...more
Hong Kong has long occupied a favored position as a site of arbitration of contractual claims or disputes between Mainland Chinese and foreign parties, at least where the parties have not been able to agree on arbitration in...more
In an attempt to become a modern hub in Southern China for domestic and international arbitration, the Government of Shenzhen announced at the end of December 2017 that it was combining two arbitration centers. The previous...more
Differences in enforcement and arbitral rules could cause difficulties for unwary parties engaged in or considering arbitration in mainland China. China’s economic growth has attracted significant foreign investment in...more
The Arbitration Foundation of South Africa (AFSA) was founded in joint venture by organised business, with members of the legal and accounting professions in 1996. In its 21 years in operation, AFSA has successfully...more
Despite recent criticism from some quarters concerning the use of investment treaties and free trade agreements, the Chinese investment treaty system remains firmly in place. Since 1982, the People's Republic of China (PRC)...more
International arbitration in Asia has seen a dramatic surge in popularity in recent times. It has grown up alongside an increase in cross-border investment within and from outside Asia. There are three key reasons for this...more