The Hong Kong courts can issue interim orders in aid of foreign (including the PRC) seated arbitrations, which can be useful in preserving assets…
In a recent PRC case (the “Taizhou Court Case”), the Taizhou Intermediate People’s Court (“Court”) refused enforcement of an ICC award on grounds of…
Since diplomatic relations with China began in 1992, Israeli-Sino trade volume has risen steadily, from US$50 million in 1992 to US$9.9 billion in 2012.…
Parties who choose arbitration as an exclusive dispute resolution mechanism for their contracts usually agree that their disputes “shall” be referred to arbitration. In…
Recent Developments The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) and the ICC International Court of Arbitration (“ICC”), two of the world’s leading arbitral centres,…
In Top Gains Minerals Macao Commercial Offshore Limited v TL Resources Pte Ltd (HCMP 1622/2015) (“Top Gains”), Mimmie Chan J once again showed the…
Once again, the Hong Kong courts have made this place a more hostile environment for arbitration guerrillas. Punishment for arbitration guerrillas was swiftly laid…
In the Hong Kong Court of First Instance case of KB v S (HCCT 13/2015), Justice Mimmie Chan, the Judge in charge of the…
In China International Fund Limited v Dennis Lau (Secretary for Justice intervening) HCMP 2472/2014, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal held that it is…
A v B Facts A (a PRC company) entered into a Development and Sales Agreement (“Agreement”) with B (a Cayman Islands company) for the…