Introduction
On 23 May 2016, CIETAC’s Hong Kong Arbitration Center (CIETAC HKAC) issued for public consultation draft Guidelines for third party funding (the draft Guidelines).
Third party funding …
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YAI TALKS#, a new conversation series launched by the ITA Young Arbitrators Initiative (YAI) under the leadership of YAI chair Montserrat Manzano (Von Wobeser y Sierra, Mexico City) and vice chair…
On 4 April 2016, the Singapore Court of Appeal heard an appeal from Sanum Investments Limited ("Sanum") (a Macanese company) against the High Court's decision holding that an arbitral tribunal…
