LAW SOCIETY PUBLISHES REPORT ON GLOBAL POSITION OF ENGLISH AND WELSH LAW

The Law Society of England and Wales has recently launched a new initiative to highlight the attractions of English law and of England and Wales as a leading international legal centre, with key benefits including an independent judiciary, reliable courts and predictable outcomes. Its International Data Insights Report 2023: Global Position of English Law is intended to … Read more

LAUNCH OF AIAC ARBITRATION RULES 2023

The Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) has released its latest update to the AIAC arbitration rules, following their last update in 2021. The new rules came into effect on 24 August 2023 and apply to all arbitrations under the AIAC, unless otherwise agreed by parties. The latest update reflects AIAC’s aim of further modernising its … Read more

HKIAC USERS GAIN ADDITIONAL ROUTE TO MAINLAND INTERIM RELIEF AND ENFORCEMENT

The Supreme Peoples’ Court of the People’s Republic of China (SPC) has recently announced that the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) is to be included in the China International Commercial Court’s (CICC) “One-Stop” Platform for Diversified International Commercial Dispute Resolution (“One-Stop” Platform). According to the Rules of the Supreme People’s Court on International Commercial … Read more

ENFORCEMENT OF CIETAC AWARD IN HONG KONG STAYED, BUT NOT FOR LONG

Summary In a further decision in the long-running G v X matter (see our previous blog post here), the Hong Kong court has decided to stay enforcement of a CIETAC award pending a challenge to the award at the seat of arbitration in Beijing.  The stay was granted in deference to the jurisdiction of the … Read more