Region: Hong Kong

Chi Ho Kwan has left Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld to join Chinese firm Jingtian & Gongcheng as a partner in its Hong Kong office.

15 December 2023

ICCA has today released details of the programme for its 2024 Congress in Hong Kong, which is entitled “International Arbitration: A Human Endeavour”.

13 December 2023

The Tashkent International Arbitration Centre and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre have launched new rules allowing the two institutions to jointly administer cases.

23 November 2023

A Japanese billionaire is too late to oppose the enforcement of an award requiring him to pay US$55 million to a US law firm for work under a contingency fee arrangement, a judge in Hong Kong has found.

10 November 2023

A Hong Kong-based litigation funder has resumed its bid to confirm a pair of HKIAC awards in Florida against a client and his conservator after an appeals court remanded the case.

02 November 2023

A report launched during Hong Kong Arbitration Week has found that most lawyers take an informal, ad hoc approach to selecting arbitrators – and recommends they adopt a more systematic process to limit bias in their choices.   

19 October 2023

A panel at Hong Kong Arbitration Week discussed the future of Russian and CIS disputes – including whether Hong Kong is a preferred option for parties from the region, how sanctions affect the handling of cases and the potential for asking a tribunal to move a previously agreed seat.

17 October 2023

A Hong Kong court has refused to enforce a mainland Chinese arbitration award because of the conduct of an arbitrator who took part in a hearing remotely while “wandering around” in public places and adjusting his seatbelt in the front seat of a car. 

16 October 2023

The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre is seeking a new secretary general after it confirmed that Mariel Dimsey is stepping down from the role she took on less than 18 months ago.

11 October 2023

A Hong Kong court has upheld an injunction restraining a Gazprom joint venture from pursuing Russian litigation while an HKIAC arbitration is pending, rejecting allegations the sanctioned entity cannot be guaranteed a fair trial at the arbitral institution.

09 October 2023