Baker McKenzie’s Arbitration Yearbook 10th Anniversary Edition 2016-2017
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Arbitration News from China
SPC Launches International Commercial Courts in Shenzhen and Xi’an
Following its earlier announcements, the Supreme People’s Court of China (SPC) has formally launched two branches in Shenzhen and Xi’an on 29 June 2018,...
SPC Provisions sheds light on enforcement of arbitral awards
China's Supreme People's Court ("SPC") recently issued the SPC Provisions on Issues related to Enforcement of Arbitral Awards by the People's Courts (the "Provisions"),...
SPC’s New Judicial Interpretations Strengthens Protection of Domestic Arbitral Awards
China's Supreme People's Court ("SPC") recently issued two pieces of judicial interpretations, namely, the Provisions of the Supreme People's Court on Certain Issues Related...
Hong Kong Court Grants Receivership Order in Aid of a PRC-Seated CIETAC Arbitration
The Hong Kong courts can issue interim orders in aid of foreign (including the PRC) seated arbitrations, which can be useful in preserving assets...
First Time PRC Court Recognizes a Foreign Judgment Based on Principle of Reciprocity
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...
Developments on enforcement of arbitral awards
This article was first published in the China Business Law Journal, October 2016, Volume 7 / Issue 9.
The Deputy Head of the Supreme People’s...
Hong Kong Law Reform Commission Recommends Third Party Funding for Arbitration
Recent developments
The Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong (“LRC”) published a report on 12 October 2016 (“Report”) in which it recommends amendments to the Arbitration...
Failure to Specify Arbitral Seat in the Arbitration Clause May Result in Unenforceable Award
In a recent PRC case (the "Taizhou Court Case"), the Taizhou Intermediate People's Court ("Court") refused enforcement of an ICC award on grounds of...
Improper service poses risk for enforcement of awards
This article was first published in the China Business Law Journal, July / August 2016, Volume 7 | Issue 7
Improper service in arbitration proceedings...
Comparison of the ICC, UNCITRAL, SIAC, KLRCA, VIAC BANI, and other arbitration rules
Get a quick comparison of commonly used arbitration rules in the ASEAN region in this Chart of Arbitral Institutions. We have refreshed our chart...
