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Myanmar signs the New York Convention: additional investment protection

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Myanmar
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  • May 13 2013

Since the change of regime in March 2011, the government of Myanmar has sought to promote foreign investment, leading to wide-ranging changes to the

Arbitration in South Korea: a new phase begins

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • South Korea
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  • April 8 2013

Whilst the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board ("KCAB") has reported growth in the number of international arbitrations, South Korea is seldom

Singapore High Court decisions show active support for arbitration

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Singapore
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  • March 11 2013

Singapore has long been favoured as a seat for international arbitration by Japanese and multinational companies alike. With many Japanese companies

Unilateral jurisdiction clauses may not always be effective

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • February 12 2013

Dispute resolution clauses that give one party the right to choose where disputes will be resolved are not uncommon, particularly in finance

Terminating distribution agreements know where you stand

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Japan
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  • January 11 2013

A distribution agreement is a contract under which a seller (the "distributor") markets and distributes products which it has purchased from a

Arbitration in England: major court decisions of 20112012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • November 5 2012

This newsletter provides a snapshot of some of the key English judgments of 2011 and 2012 of interest to those involved, or potentially involved, in international arbitrations seated in London and therefore procedurally governed by English law

Going global: CIETAC's new arbitration rules 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China
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  • July 4 2012

The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC") is China's leading arbitration commission

Dealing with multi-party and multi-contract arbitration issues

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Global
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  • June 6 2012

We have previously examined the pitfalls of multi-party and multi-contract arbitration

Med-arb an alternative dispute resolution practice

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Global
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  • February 28 2012

The practice of combining the mediation and arbitration processes (referred to as "med-arb" below) is known as both "med-arb" and "arb-med", depending on which process was initiated first

Libya update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Japan, Libya
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  • November 21 2011

In our May 2011 newsletter we looked at the sanctions imposed against Libya by the international community, and considered the risks for Japanese companies in doing business in Libya or with Libyan counterparties