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Watt’s the power in this market? Federal Court pulls the plug on Stillwater’s claims, but finds enough spark to avoid indemnity costs

1 May 2025

By Tamara Hunter, Simon Cooke, Patrick Mackenzie, Eimear O'Sullivan, Vicky Kuo, Chris Coates

We outline the key takeaways from the Federal Court's December 2024 and April 2025 decisions in the section 46 class action.

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Battle of the seats: England and Singapore review their international arbitration laws

7 April 2025

By Amanda Lees, Clémence Bernard

London and Singapore have been ranked as the two most preferred arbitration seats in the world.[1] Illustrating the fierce competition between them, both the United Kingdom and the Singapore governments have looked to reform and modernise their arbitration legislation.

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Do we have an understanding? High Court rules against ACCC in appeal regarding anti-competitive understanding

3 April 2025

By Eimear O'Sullivan, Christina Shin, Alice Waterston, Peta Stevenson

Key takeaways from the High Court's decision in the ACCC's proceedings against J Hutchinson Pty Ltd and the CFMEU

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ACCC pieces together case against broken Mosaic

14 February 2025

By Tamara Hunter, Zareen Qayyum, William Thorp

The Federal Court has granted leave for the ACCC to proceed against Mosaic Brands, which entered voluntary administration in October.

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New Year, New SIAC Rules – the SIAC Rules 2025 offer faster dispute resolution for small disputes and enhancements to the powers of Emergency Arbitrators, Tribunals and SIAC

3 January 2025

By Amanda Lees, Victoria Jones

The 7th edition of the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC Rules 2025) are a comprehensive rewrite and restructure of the previous 6th edition of the SIAC Rules dated 1 April 2016 (SIAC Rules 2016) making the rules more logical and coherent.

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Hong Kong Security of Payment Legislation Passed

19 December 2024

By Paul Starr, Donovan Ferguson, Lucinda McPhee, Lucas Tan, Jessie Wong

The long anticipated Security of Payment (“SOP”) legislation was passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council yesterday, 18 December 2024.

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When is an arbitrator’s job done? The doctrine of ‘Functus Officio’ ties tribunal’s hands in High Court case

24 September 2024

By Domenico Cucinotta, Yan Zhang

Domenico Cucinotta and Yan Zhang look at a recent landmark case in Australia that highlights the limits of an arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction – and the important lessons it holds, including for disputes elsewhere.

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Legal Challenges to Adequacy of Reasons in an Arbitral Award: Hong Kong and Singaporean Case Studies

2 August 2024

By Paul Starr, Amanda Lees, Jesse Tizard, Clémence Bernard, Olivia Jones

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To Talk or not to Talk? Multi-Tiered Dispute Resolution Clauses in Chinese Judicial Practice

2 August 2024

By Jessica Fei, Joanna Du, Shaowen Huang

Jessica Fei, Joanna Du and Shaowen Huang look at complexities around who should decide whether steps to settle a dispute before stepping into a tribunal or court were properly followed.

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Latest China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Hong Kong Arbitration Centre (“CIETAC Hong Kong”) Statistics

1 August 2024

By Paul Starr, Felicity Ng, Sian Knight

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