In William Lim and Another v. Hung Ka Hai Clement and Others [2016] HKCFI 1439; HCA 1282/2016 (24 August 2016), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance ordered a stay of court proceedings and referred…
On 19 October 2015, the Hong Kong Law Reform Commission published a Consultation Paper recommending that third party funding should be permitted for arbitrations in Hong Kong. The Paper invites…
and Brenda Horrigan and Rebecca Soquier, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Shanghai
The sanctions arising out of the Ukrainian crisis have led commercial entities to consider their options for resolving…
By Justin D'Agostino and Timothy Hughes, Herbert Smith Freehills
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre ("HKIAC") has amended its Model Clauses in order to include an optional provision that…
By Justin D'Agostino, Jessica Booth and Tracy Wu, Herbert Smith Freehills
Ever since the internal fight between CIETAC (Beijing) and its Shanghai and Shenzhen sub-commissions became public in May…
By Justin D'Agostino and Sean Izor
In the past, arbitration laws and arbitral institutions in Asia have often been seen as less well developed when compared to their Western counterparts. However,…
By Justin D’Agostino and Yi-Shun Teoh
In the latest instalment of Pacific China Holdings Ltd (in Liquidation) v Grand Pacific Holdings Ltd, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has confirmed that…
by Justin D'Agostino and Briana Young
On 28 March 2013, Hong Kong gazetted The Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2013. The Bill proposes amendments to Hong Kong's Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609) to…
By Justin D'Agostino, Martin Wallace and Yi-Shun Teoh
The Year of the Snake has begun auspiciously for arbitration in Hong Kong, with a recent decision of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ("CFA")…
