Organisation: Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Russia sues arbitrators and counsel in ECT dispute
Russia has reportedly asked its own courts to restrain a German oil and gas producer from pursuing an Energy Charter Treaty claim on pain of a €7.5 billion penalty, while seeking to have the arbitrators and the investor’s German law firm held jointly liable if the arbitration proceeds.
17 April 2025
White & Case launches disputes practice in Tokyo
Shinsuke Yakura has left Orrick to launch White & Case’s dispute resolution practice in Tokyo – while experienced arbitrator Yoshihiro Takatori has joined Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu.
03 September 2024
Cayman appeal to dispel “cloud of doubt” over service
A Cayman court has allowed a Chinese conglomerate to pursue an “otherwise unmeritorious” appeal over a US$134 million HKIAC award, finding there was a public interest in dispelling doubt about the regime for service of ex parte orders for enforcement of foreign awards.
02 September 2024
Thai firm hires from Clyde & Co
Thai disputes practitioner Dutsadee Dutsadeepanich, formerly a partner at Clyde & Co, has joined Bangkok-based firm Pisut & Partners.
27 August 2024
Queen Mary event looks at new HKIAC rules
An event at the Queen Mary School of International Arbitration looked at the recently updated rules of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), featuring insights from the institution’s secretary general Joanne Lau and independent arbitrator Nicholas Peacock.
05 August 2024
Gearing called to Bar in Singapore
British arbitration specialist Matthew Gearing KC has been called to the Bar in Singapore, a rare appointment for non-residents of the city-state and a first for a former solicitor.
21 May 2024
HKIAC releases new rules
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has updated its arbitration rules for the first time in six years, providing the centre and tribunals with several new powers designed to improve efficiency.
09 May 2024
Ashurst promotes three
Ashurst has promoted Sylvia Tee in Hong Kong and Singapore, Tammam Kaissi in Riyadh and Luke Carbon in Sydney to the partnership.
08 May 2024
ICCA gathers in Hong Kong and looks ahead to San Francisco
As the International Council for Commercial Arbitration holds its biggest-ever Congress in Hong Kong, San Francisco has won a bid to host the event in 2028.
07 May 2024
Injunction granted in HKIAC dispute over leukaemia treatment
A Nasdaq-listed biopharma company says it has won emergency relief at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre requiring its Chinese partner to halt the commercialisation of a cell therapy treatment for leukaemia.
10 April 2024