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Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal refuses leave to appeal in the Grand Pacific v. Pacific China case

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • China, Hong Kong
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  • February 26 2013

The Court of Final Appeal ("CFA") in Hong Kong has refused to interfere with the leading judgment on the setting aside of arbitral Awards in Hong

Amended Civil Procedure Law is good news for arbitrations in mainland China

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China
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  • October 3 2012

An amended Civil Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China comes into force on 1 January 2013 and introduces some important changes to the domestic and foreign relation arbitration regimes in China

General counsel update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mongolia, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • July 11 2012

This is the thirtieth in our series of general counsel updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

General counsel update: 31 May 2012

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Argentina, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 31 2012

This is the twenty-ninth in our series of General Counsel Updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

Hong Kong Court of Appeal allows enforcement of prc arbitral award and provides important guidance on objections to arbitral procedure and "arb-med"

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • China, Hong Kong
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  • December 8 2011

In Gao Haiyan and another v. Keeneye Holdings and another CACV 792011, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal has allowed the enforcement of a mainland Chinese arbitral award, reversing a decision of the Court of First Instance to refuse enforcement on the grounds of public policy

Dispute resolution and governing law in China-related commercial contracts

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China
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  • August 31 2011

Drafting governing law and dispute resolution clauses to be used in your China-related commercial contracts is not straightforward

Chinese award challenged on public policy grounds in Hong Kong

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • China, Hong Kong
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  • January 7 2011

The enforcement of an arbitral award issued in mainland China in relation to a share transfer dispute has been challenged recently in the Hong Kong Courts in Gao Hai Yan and another ("Gao and Xie") v Keeneye Holdings Ltd and others HCCT 412010 on grounds that it would be contrary to public policy

Is China becoming more open to foreign arbitration institutions?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China
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  • April 1 2010

In previous newsletters we have discussed China's restrictive stance towards foreign arbitration institutions

Supreme People's Court confirms enforceability of Hong Kong arbitration awards

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, Hong Kong
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  • March 4 2010

The Supreme People's Court (the "SPC") of the People's Republic of China (the "PRC") has recently issued a letter to the Higher People's Courts in Mainland China confirming a bilateral arrangement which enhances the enforceability of arbitral awards made in Hong Kong

ICC arbitration with a Chinese seat - the recent Ningbo decision

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China
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  • November 20 2009

There has recently been much speculation about whether a court decision rendered by the Ningbo Intermediate Court (the "Ningbo decision") in Zhejiang Province, China may signal the start of a trend towards recognition by the PRC courts of arbitrations seated in China but not administered by mainland Chinese arbitration commissions such as CIETAC or the Beijing Arbitration Commission

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