Simon Chapman
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Articles
Hong Kong court refuses to issue “interim-interim” injunction to restrain arbitrator from acting in arbitration
Hong Kong - November 5 2020 Hong Kong’s District Court has refused to grant an injunction to restrain an arbitrator from acting in an arbitration, on the grounds that there was...
Enforcing court can grant wider relief than award, says Hong Kong court
Hong Kong - October 28 2020 The long-running case of Xiamen Xinjingdi Group Co Ltd v Eton Properties Limited and Others 2020 HKCFA 32 finally came to an end when the Court of...
Dispute resolution and governing law clauses for China-related commercial contracts
China - September 3 2020 Chinese law restricts both the choice of law and the types of dispute resolution mechanisms that can be used in China-related commercial contracts...
Stella Hu, Weina Ye, Eunice Bai, Celine Wang, Kathryn Sanger, May Tai, Hew Kian Heong, Michelle Li, Cathy Liu, Helen Tang, Briana Young, Brenda Horrigan, Dominic Geiser.
Government launches pilot scheme on facilitation for persons participating in arbitral proceedings in Hong Kong
Hong Kong - July 2 2020 On 29 June 2020, the Hong Kong Government launched a Pilot Scheme on Facilitation for Persons Participating in Arbitral Proceedings in Hong Kong...
Hong Kong court makes hadkinson order and imposes security against Chinese billionaire
Hong Kong - May 21 2020 The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has granted a so-called “Hadkinson order”, adjourning an application to resist enforcement of CIETAC arbitral...
