On 9 December 2016, the Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court (“Jiangsu Court”) handed down a decision recognizing and enforcing a civil judgment made by the…

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…

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

Recent Developments The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) and the ICC International Court of Arbitration (“ICC”), two of the world’s leading arbitral centres,…

Recent developments China’s Supreme People’s Court (“SPC”) has clarified the jurisdiction of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”), the Shanghai International Economic…

Note: The following article published by our Hong Kong Dispute Resolution Group discusses an important development in relation to legal professional privilege under Hong…

Recent developments The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”) has recently published its new arbitration rules (the “2015 Rules”) bringing China’s arbitration…