Donald Sham
Reed Smith LLP
Articles
Hong Kong court holds arbitration clause void under PRC law
China, Hong Kong - January 13 2023 In Grand Ocean & Williams Co Limited v. Huaxicun Offshore Engineering Co Ltd (江苏华西村海洋工程服务有限公司) [2023] HKCFI 86, the court held, in the context of an…
Implementation of ORFS in Hong Kong: a comparative look at Mainland China and Singapore
China, Hong Kong, Singapore - January 5 2023 On 16 December 2022, the Arbitration (Outcome Related Fee Structures for Arbitration) Rules (Cap. 609D) ("Rules") came into effect setting out the…
Timothy Cooke, Min Li, Lianjun Li, Eric Xu, Bernard Yee, Cheryl Yu, Zicong Zeng
CISG applies to Hong Kong: implications for international trade agreements
Hong Kong - November 30 2022 From 1 December 2022, the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) will apply to Hong Kong. Considering the…
Hong Kong court upholds arbitration agreement despite non-existent arbitral institution
Hong Kong - November 18 2022 In 李明實, 方壘 and 史洪源 and Others v. Ace Lead Profits Ltd and Another [2022] HKCFI 3342, the court dismissed the defendants' application for a stay of…
Can award be set aside for tribunal’s omission to deal with issue in arbitration?
Hong Kong - August 8 2022 In the case of LY v. HW [2022] HKCFI 2267, the Hong Kong court clarified whether the tribunal's omission to deal with an issue in an arbitral award…
