China’s Supreme People’s Court (“SPC”) recently issued two pieces of judicial interpretations, namely, the Provisions of the Supreme People’s Court on Certain Issues Related…

On 1 January 2018, new provisions in the Arbitration Ordinance have come into force to confirm that all disputes relating to intellectual property rights…

The Hong Kong courts can issue interim orders in aid of foreign (including the PRC) seated arbitrations, which can be useful in preserving assets…

Hong Kong courts have a discretion to enforce foreign awards under the New York Convention (“NYC”) even though a ground for resisting enforcement has…

Recent developments The Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong (“LRC”) published a report on 12 October 2016 (“Report”) in which it recommends amendments to the…

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…

Editor’s note: This article was first published in October 2015. Since then, the consultation period during which comments could be submitted to the Sub‑committee…

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 entering into related contracts should carefully consider how future disputes ought to be resolved. This alert will look at a recent Hong Kong…

Parties who choose arbitration as an exclusive dispute resolution mechanism for their contracts usually agree that their disputes “shall” be referred to arbitration. In…