Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | China, Hong Kong | 29 Feb 2016
Following our report on International arbitration: 10 trends in 2016, we now turn to a review of key developments in arbitration in Hong Kong and…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | United Kingdom | 1 Feb 2016
In a unanimous judgment issued on 18 January 2016, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (the Privy Council) held that the words "may submit…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Myanmar | 29 Jan 2016
On 5 January 2016, Myanmar enacted its new Arbitration Law. The Arbitration Law provides a comprehensive legal framework for the conduct of domestic…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Global | 17 Nov 2015
The TPPA's Chapter 9 (the Investment Chapter): (i) guarantees important protections to investments made by those nationals or companies; and (ii)…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | China | 17 Jul 2015
The Supreme People’s Court of China (SPC) issued its long-awaited notice (the Notice) on the CIETAC split yesterday. The Notice clarifies the…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | China, Hong Kong | 18 Jun 2015
本更新简报概述多项仲裁最新发展,包括: 香港法律项下同意由国际商会仲裁院"在中国"进行仲裁的效果; 现有《香港仲裁条例》项下香港首例禁诉令…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | China, Hong Kong | 10 Jun 2015
It is not uncommon for parties to agree in their contracts to arbitration ‘in China’, without specifying whether this refers to Mainland China only…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | China | 6 Feb 2015
In the first part of this series, we outlined the key developments in Hong Kong arbitration leading into 2015. In…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Macau, Singapore | 3 Feb 2015
In a recent decision, the High Court of Singapore set aside an arbitration award that applied the protections of the PRC-Laos bilateral investment…
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Hong Kong | 30 Jan 2015
In this two-part series, we outline the key developments in Hong Kong and China arbitration leading into 2015. In this edition, we present some…