Introduction[1] In December 2019, the Singapore Court of Appeal (“SGCA”) in BNA v BNB ruled on the interpretation of an arbitration agreement that provided…
1. Introduction[1] Once an arbitral award is issued, it becomes final and binding. However, the award may contain an error. For example, it may…
Introduction Under Hong Kong law, a company shall be deemed to be unable to pay its debts if a creditor, to whom the company…
Introduction The only recourse for a party seeking to challenge a Hong Kong award is to apply to the Hong Kong Court of First…
Parties to commercial litigation in the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (CFI) have been facing prolonged waiting times for their trials. The situation…
The Singapore Court of Appeal recently reversed the ruling of the Singapore High Court in BNA v BNB and Another ([2019] SGCA 84). It found…
HONG KONG Philipp Hanusch A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation A.1.1 Landmark arrangement between Mainland China and Hong Kong concerning court-ordered interim measures in…
On 1 October 2019, the landmark arrangement between the Hong Kong Government and China’s Supreme People’s Court on interim measures in aid of arbitrations…
In BXS v BXT [2019] SGHC(I) 10, the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) heard its first application to set aside an arbitral award. The…