COVID-19 triggered dramatic changes in the way international arbitration is conducted, but which will remain? Our partner Amanda Lees, based in Singapore, recently shared her insights with The Legal 500 on the Covid-19...
Read MoreHKIAC Statistics: demonstrating the steady strength of Hong Kong as a seat for arbitration Early in the Year of the Tiger, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) released its Year of the Ox statistics for 2021....
Read MoreWhen the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, restrictions on movement forced the legal sector to consider its options for hearings without diluting the inviolability of an award. Stopping or delaying legal proceedings for a...
Read MoreWhile COVID-19 has necessitated physical meetings being conducted virtually, the Hong Kong Courts has remained conservative in allowing witnesses to give evidence via video-conferencing (VC). The following case comparison shows...
Read MoreIn a well-timed update, the new LCIA Arbitration Rules effective 1 October 2020 cater to the brave new world of virtual hearings, increased electronic communications and cyber-security in which we find ourselves, in part as a...
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