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Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2025: International Arbitration in Times of Trade Wars and Other Geopolitical Challenges

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On the first day of the 2025 Hong Kong Arbitration Week, Baker McKenzie and Control Risks jointly hosted a panel discussion on International Arbitration in Times of Trade Wars and Geopolitical Challenges. The event featured a diverse panel of experts providing their views from private practice, service provider and in-house perspectives on how geopolitical challenges affect commercial parties and their dispute resolution options. James Ng (Baker McKenzie) moderated the panel, comprising Jane Liu (JCET Group), Jessica Pyman (Control Risks), Edward Hart (Control Risks) and Philipp Hanusch (Baker McKenzie).…

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You’ve been served: giving proper notice of Hong Kong arbitrations

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Giving due and fair notice of arbitral proceedings is critical when commencing an arbitration, as a failure to do so can affect the validity and enforceability of any arbitral award. Under Article 34(2) of the UNCITRAL Model Law, adopted by section 81(1) of the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609), the Hong Kong court may set aside an award if the applicant proves that it was not given “proper” notice of the proceedings or the appointment of…

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Hong Kong court grants interim relief to facilitate the process of an ICDR tribunal seated outside Hong Kong

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Introduction Hong Kong’s Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609) (“AO”) has adopted Articles 17-17H of the UNCITRAL Model Law on interim measures and preliminary orders.[1] However, for recognition and enforcement of interim measures (Articles 17H and 17I) and court-ordered interim measures (Article 17J), the AO has adopted its own regimes tailored for Hong Kong.[2] For court-ordered interim measures, section 45 AO empowers the Court of First Instance (CFI) to grant interim measures for any arbitrations which have…

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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2024-2025 – Vietnam

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A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Arbitration procedures in Vietnam continue to be governed mainly by Civil Procedure Code No. 92/2015/QH13 (CPC), Law on Commercial Arbitration No. 54/2010/QH12 (LCA) and Resolution No. 01/2014/NQ-HDTP issued by the Supreme Court of Vietnam, which provides further guidance on the implementation of certain provisions of the LCA. The LCA is generally based on the UNCITRAL Model Law. However, there are some provisions that differ from the model law. These…

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