A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation A.1.1 Hong Kong adopts restrictive state immunity doctrine State immunity is a fundamental rule of customary international law,…
Effective 16 December 2022, lawyers in Hong Kong are permitted to fund clients for whom they act in an arbitration by entering into outcome-related…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation A.1.1 Hong Kong expands financing options for arbitration parties Third-party funding is an arrangement by which the funder…
The case of T v W[1] reinforces the important principle that bills of exchange have a legal life of their own, separate from the…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation A.1.1 Further amendments to the mutual enforcement arrangement between Hong Kong and the Mainland become effective Enforcement of…
In the recent case of W v AW,[1] W sought to set aside an award in the Hong Kong Court of First Instance, relying…
Since 1 February 2000, enforcement of arbitral awards between the Mainland and Hong Kong has been governed by a separate Arrangement, which has successfully…
HONG KONG Philipp Hanusch and James Ng A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation A.1.1 Amendments to the mutual enforcement arrangement between Hong Kong and…
Introduction[1] In December 2019, the Singapore Court of Appeal (“SGCA”) in BNA v BNB ruled on the interpretation of an arbitration agreement that provided…
1. Introduction[1] Once an arbitral award is issued, it becomes final and binding. However, the award may contain an error. For example, it may…