Hong Kong’s funding code published

11 December, 2018
As noted in our earlier post, Hong Kong published its long-awaited Code of Practice for Third Party Funding of Arbitration on 7 December 2018. Publication of the Code has removed the final hurdle to third party funding of Hong Kong… Read more

HKIAC Rules effective today

1 November, 2018
The HKIAC's Administered Arbitration Rules 2018 enter into force today, 1 November 2018. See our earlier blog post for details of the updates and innovations. If you have questions or would like to know more about arbitrating under the updated… Read more

Recent Developments in India-related International Arbitration

18 September, 2018
Herbert Smith Freehills has issued the latest edition of its Indian international arbitration e-bulletin. In this issue we consider various court decisions, which cover issues such as the applicability of the Arbitration Amendment Act 2015, binding non-signatories to an award,… Read more

Overcoming reluctance to arbitrate in the TMT sector

31 August, 2018
Drawing on two surveys on the use of arbitration in technology, media and telecoms disputes, Susan Field, a senior associate and solicitor advocate at Herbert Smith Freehills in London, considers whether parties in the TMT sector are moving away from… Read more

Recent arbitration developments in the UAE

21 March, 2018
In the last few months, there have been two notable developments in the United Arab Emirates relating to arbitration. First, it was announced on 27th February 2018 that the Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates has approved the… Read more

Recent Developments in India-Related International Arbitration

1 March, 2018
Herbert Smith Freehills has issued the latest edition of its Indian international arbitration e-bulletin. In this issue we consider various Indian court decisions, including the availability of interim relief in support of foreign arbitration, sanctions for non-compliance with arbitral orders… Read more

ICC and KLRCA sign MoU to promote dispute resolution in Asia

7 November, 2017
On 1 November 2017, the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) and the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), agreeing to work together to promote dispute resolution in… Read more

Fiji’s International Arbitration Act 2017

18 October, 2017
On 15 September 2017,Fiji passed the International Arbitration Act 2017 (the Act). The Act, which is based on the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on International Commercial Arbitration 1985 (incorporating the 2006 amendments) (Model Law), implements Fiji’s commitments… Read more