Parties to an arbitration only need to be given a "reasonable" opportunity to present their case and to address the cases of their opponents under the Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance. So ruled the Honourable Justice Mimmie...more
香港原讼法庭连续两次在裁决中驳回撤销仲裁裁决时限延迟申请，在其中一案中暗示，“为整体司法利益起见”，有必要制定法律在此方面给予法院更多自由裁量权。...more
In AW and others v PY and another [2022] HKCFI 1397 (judgment date: 13 May 2022), a Hong Kong court held that it has no power to extend the time to challenge an arbitral award under Article 34 of the Model Law, as adopted by...more
In Arjowiggins HKK2 Ltd v X Co [2022] HKCFI 128, after dismissing the claims and declining to grant the pleaded remedy, the tribunal invited submissions from the parties on an alternative remedy and ultimately granted relief...more
Multilateral conventions relating to arbitration - Is your jurisdiction a contracting state to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards? Since when has the Convention been in...more
In what has been a long-standing dispute comprising several applications before the courts of Singapore and Hong Kong, the Singapore High Court has rejected an application to refuse enforcement of an arbitral award for US$200...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
According to the 2015 International Arbitration Survey conducted by Queen Mary University of London, Hong Kong is the third most preferred seat of international commercial arbitration in the world, behind only Paris and...more
UNCITRAL’s Rules on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (the Transparency Rules) present challenges to manage the costs of compliance while avoiding the consequences of non-compliance. Transparency in...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