In Int’l Energy Ventures Mgmt., L.L.C. v. United Energy Grp., Ltd., 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 14773 (5th Cir. Aug. 21, 2015), the Fifth Circuit held, inter alia, that an agreement to arbitrate in a forum does not constitute consent to personal jurisdiction to adjudicate other claims in that forum. Plaintiff International Energy Ventures Management, L.L.C. (“IEVM”) filed an action against Defendants United Energy Group, Limited (“UEG”) and Sean Mueller (“Mueller”) in Texas state court, alleging…
In Top Gains Minerals Macao Commercial Offshore Limited v TL Resources Pte Ltd (HCMP 1622/2015) (“Top Gains”), Mimmie…
Once again, the Hong Kong courts have made this place a more hostile environment for arbitration guerrillas. Punishment…
In the Hong Kong Court of First Instance case of KB v S (HCCT 13/2015), Justice Mimmie Chan, the Judge in charge of the Construction and Arbitration List, started her judgment delivered on 15 September 2015 by listing out the 10 bedrock principles behind the Hong Kong court’s approach to international arbitration. After dismissing all of the Respondents’ complaints against the arbitral awards, she spent the last two pages of a 25 page judgment condemning…
Introduction Emergency arbitration is a feature of the rules of all leading international arbitration institutions, both across Asia and elsewhere.…
In China International Fund Limited v Dennis Lau (Secretary for Justice intervening) HCMP 2472/2014, the Hong Kong Court…
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 and Trade Arbitration Commission (also known as the “Shanghai International Arbitration Center”) (“SHIAC”) and South China International Economic and Arbitration Commission (also known as the “Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration”) (“SCIA”). The SPC provides guidance by way of the Reply of the Supreme People’s Court to the Request of Shanghai High…
Parties who want to opt for institutional arbitration (instead of ad-hoc arbitration) can choose amongst a long list…
A v B Facts A (a PRC company) entered into a Development and Sales Agreement (“Agreement”) with B…
Note: The following article published by our Hong Kong Dispute Resolution Group discusses an important development in relation to legal professional privilege under Hong Kong laws. Arbitration practitioners and parties taking part in arbitration proceedings involving Hong Kong laws should be aware of the greater protection of legal professional privilege against disclosure of documents as clarified by the Court of Appeal in Hong Kong The recent judgment of the Hong Kong Court of Appeal offers…