On 29 June 2020, the HKSAR Government launched a Pilot Scheme on Facilitation for Persons Participating in Arbitral Proceedings in Hong Kong (“the Scheme”). The Scheme facilitates short-term entry into Hong Kong of eligible...more
Dissatisfied with an arbitral award? Think twice before you seek to mount a court challenge against an arbitrator’s award in Hong Kong. Hong Kong prides itself as being a pro-arbitration and pro-enforcement jurisdiction....more
In Giorgio Armani SpA v Elan Clothes Co Ltd [2019] HKCFI 2983, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance granted a permanent anti-suit injunction against the defendant which had commenced proceedings against the plaintiffs in...more
In the case of X v Jemmy Chien (also known as Chien, Ching Yu) HCCT 31/2019 [2020] HKCFI 286, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance rejected the plaintiff’s application to set aside an arbitral award. The plaintiff’s...more
What should you do when an antitrust dispute arises between the parties and your contract is governed by PRC law or Hong Kong law? Can you resolve the dispute by arbitration? If your contract is governed by PRC law, as...more
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, HKIAC, recently published information on its practice of processing applications under the interim measures Arrangement between Hong Kong and the PRC that came into operation on...more
A new arrangement between the Hong Kong Government and the PRC Supreme People’s Court makes Hong Kong the first jurisdiction outside of Mainland China in which parties to institutional arbitration will have a clear procedural...more