Region: China
Lenovo and Ericsson settle global patent dispute through arbitration
China’s Lenovo and Sweden’s Ericsson have agreed to drop litigation over licensing of cellular patents in various countries and resolve their remaining disputes through arbitration.
04 April 2025
Chinese company defeats billion-dollar claim over covid masks
A Chinese-owned company has defeated a billion-dollar claim over the supply of masks during the covid-19 pandemic to a US company, which failed to disclose it intended to resell the equipment.
18 March 2025
Hui Zhong opens in Singapore
China’s Hui Zhong Law Firm has opened an office in Singapore, expanding its international arbitration offering in the region.
13 March 2025
Chinese shipbuilder defeats claims over vessel orders
A Chinese shipbuilder says it has defeated claims worth US$832 million in London arbitration proceedings brought by a customer that terminated contracts for the purchase of 10 vessels.
04 March 2025
Chinese contractor in dispute with Serbia over power plant costs
UPDATED: A Chinese state-owned engineering company has disputed the accuracy of reports that it is preparing an ICC claim against Serbia over cost overruns on a power plant project.
28 February 2025
Philippine grid operator wins billion-dollar SIAC dispute
A tribunal at SIAC has ruled in favour of the Chinese-backed operator of the Philippines' national power grid in a dispute over a billion-dollar concession fee – while rejecting claims that it breached restrictions on foreign ownership.
24 February 2025
Chinese conglomerate fails to overturn CIETAC award
A Beijing court has rejected a Chinese conglomerate’s bid to set aside a US$250 million CIETAC award won by a Singapore investment company over the failed sale of a car manufacturer.
16 December 2024
Arbitral creditor denied enforcement in Singapore after failing to comply with court order
A Singapore court has refused to enforce an award issued in an allegedly fraudulent Chinese arbitration over shares in a French fashion group, after the applicant failed to comply with a peremptory order to disclose documents relating to the dispute.
12 December 2024
AI investors bring claim at HKIAC
A group of Chinese investors in an artificial intelligence startup are reportedly pursuing an HKIAC claim against the company’s founders after they exited to set up a new billion-dollar platform.
11 December 2024
Japanese group reports Shenzhen award in real estate dispute
Japanese imaging and electronics group Ricoh says it has been ordered to pay at least US$129 million to a Chinese real estate developer in a proceeding at the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration.
29 November 2024