Climate Change Disputes: The United Kingdom
15 August 2022
This post talks about a recent landmark climate change decision of the English Courts finding that the UK's Net Zero Strategy is unlawful.
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Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in PRC -Enforcement of a Singapore International Arbitration Centre Award at the Dalian Intermediate Court
15 April 2021
This article summarises a decision in the Dalian Intermediate Court which recognised the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in PRC
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Hong Kong: Alternative to Class Action – Representative Proceedings
22 February 2021
The only mechanism in lieu of class action in Hong King is representative proceedings. This article explore how representative proceedings work.
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Hong Kong Courts Embracing the Use of Technology
22 February 2021
Court Proceedings (Electronic Technology) Bill introduces to Hong Kong Courts electronic filing, payment and document authentication.
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Case Settlement Conferences: An Early Settlement Option for Parties to District Court Proceedings in Hong Kong
1 February 2021
Key characteristics of Case Settlement Conferences recently introduced for certain Civil Disputes before the Hong Kong District Court.
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Remote Witness Testimony – Not to be taken for granted: the Hong Kong Courts’ approach
25 November 2020
Hong Kong Courts may permit remote witness testimony during the COVID-19 pandemic, but parties must provide reasons to justify application.
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Bond Tak v King Frame – Staying of Court Proceedings for Arbitration: potential tension between an arbitration clause and a jurisdiction clause
25 November 2020
Hong Kong courts decide whether to stay court proceedings on the basis of conflicting arbitration and jurisdiction clauses in agreements.
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Arbitration agreements in Australia following Rinehart v Hancock
21 August 2020
Fiona Trust Presumption in Australia - Rinehart v Hancock - Splitting disputes between Court and Arbitration
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Why we can’t bring you an analysis of Tom Waterhouse’s defamation claim against Peter Fitzsimons and Fairfax
15 April 2013
The Deputy Registrar of the District Court of New South Wales has refused IP Whiteboard’s non-party application to obtain from the court file a copy of Tom Waterhouse’s court complaint against Peter Fitzsimons and Fairfax (more officially known as proceeding No. 2012/284242).
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