This post is part of our series on Climate Change Disputes. Our earlier posts include: Climate Change Disputes 101: An Introduction, a post on Australia, a post on China Mainland, a post on Hong Kong, and a post on Singapore....
Read MoreThere has been an increasing number of cases in which PRC courts recognize and enforce foreign arbitral awards in accordance with the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the “New York...
Read MoreHong Kong’s position – representative proceedings as an alternative to class action On 28 May 2012, the Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong published a Report on Class Actions (Report), introducing class action regime as...
Read MoreIn 2020, the Hong Kong Judiciary took much awaited steps to harness modern technology into the resolution of cases it hears. Passing of Court Proceedings (Electronic Technology) Bill On 17 July 2020, the Court Proceedings...
Read MoreFrom January 2021, the District Court of Hong Kong will introduce Case Settlement Conferences (CSC) to assist parties to settle their disputes at an early stage. The CSC is a meeting between the parties, overseen by a District...
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