KEY 2023 STATISTICS FROM MAJOR PRC ARBITRAL INSTITUTIONS: A COMPARATIVE OVERVIEW
Most of the leading arbitral institutions in the Mainland PRC experienced strong growth in 2023, according to the most recent statistics. Key themes include: generally substantial increases in the...
View ArticleHKIAC LAUNCHES UPDATED RULES
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has released its new 2024 Administered Arbitration Rules (2024 HKIAC Rules), which will come into effect on 1 June 2024. The new rules were...
View ArticleTO BAR OR NOT TO BAR – THE INDIAN SUPREME COURT ON LIMITATION AND...
In a significant decision in Arif Azim Co. Ltd. v. Aptech Ltd. 2024 INSC 155, the Supreme Court of India (Court) has clarified the applicability of the law of limitation to applications made to courts...
View ArticleRegister to attend London International Disputes Week 2024 (3 – 7 June)
Now in its fifth year, the much-anticipated London International Disputes Week (LIDW) 2024 will be taking place on 3-7 June 2024, bringing together legal experts from around the globe to engage in...
View ArticleEnglish High Court rejects Section 68 challenge to arbitral award on the...
In the case of Republic of Kosovo v ContourGlobal Kosovo LLC [2024] EWHC 877 (Comm), the English High Court (the High Court) has rejected a challenge by the Government of Kosovo (Kosovo) to an arbitral...
View ArticleDUBAI’S NEW JUDICIAL AUTHORITY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Introduction On 18 April 2024, the Ruler of Dubai established the new Judicial Authority for Resolving Jurisdictional Conflicts between the DIFC Courts and the Judicial Bodies in the Emirate of Dubai...
View ArticleFINALITY IN ARBITRATION: A TRIBUNAL’S MANDATE TERMINATES UPON DISPOSING OF...
An arbitrator ordered a party to pay certain sums to the counterparty if the counterparty proved sufficiently that it had incurred those expenses. Could the arbitrator reopen the case later to decide...
View ArticleHONG KONG COURT OF APPEAL CLARIFIES EFFECT OF ARBITRATION CLAUSES ON...
In highly-anticipated twin rulings, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal has confirmed the approach which should be taken when a debtor opposes insolvency proceedings on the basis of a defence or claim which...
View Article(ONLY) I’VE GOT THE POWER – SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL COURT...
On 26 April 2024, the Singapore Courts issued the first known Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) judgment granting a post-award anti-suit injunction, protecting their setting-aside...
View ArticleEnglish Commercial Court rules in favour of publishing a judgment on an...
In Mordchai Ganz v Petronz FZE & Abraham Goren [2024] EWHC 1011 (Comm), the English Commercial Court (the Court) decided to publish a non-anonymised judgment on an arbitration claim concerning...
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