ARBlog, published by Hogan Lovells, focuses on international arbitration and dispute resolution. It covers topics such as arbitration procedures, arbitrator duties and impartiality, dispute avoidance mechanisms including mediation and dispute boards, and innovations in arbitration practice like digitalization and remote hearings. The blog discusses legal developments and case law relevant to arbitration, including issues of arbitrator disclosure and bias, efficiency in construction arbitration, and management of arbitration proceedings. It also addresses arbitration in specific sectors such as insurance and construction, providing insights into procedural and substantive arbitration challenges.
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On 2 February 2017, Hogan Lovells hosted a joint event with ArbitralWomen entitled “Winning Communication” in which a panel, including Julianne Hughes-Jennett, partner at…
As we predicted in our Annual Seminar on Recent Developments in the UAE Dispute Resolution Landscape, back in November 2016, the use of the DIFC Courts as a “conduit jurisdiction” has been called into question.
There has been much discussion…
In A v D [2016] CFI 1014/216 the Honourable Mimmie Chan J dismissed as “totally without merit” proceedings to set aside the decision of an arbitral tribunal and counterclaim on the alleged grounds of serious irregularity under section 4 of…
In the latest instalment of the long-running dispute between Astro and Lippo, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal (CA) has dismissed Lippo’s appeal against a 2015 first instance decision allowing the enforcement of five arbitral awards, despite a ruling of…
The Singapore Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court’s decision in Maniach Pte Ltd v L Capital Jones Ltd and another [2016] SGHC 6 (see our earlier article), which concerned a dispute between the shareholders of the international…
On 30 December 2016 the Hong Kong Government gazetted the Arbitration and Mediation Legislation (Third Party Funding) (Amendment) Bill 2016 (“Bill”)*. The Bill closely follows the recommendations made by the Law Reform Commission in the Report on Third Party Funding…
In Arjowiggins HKK2 Limited v X Co [2016] HCCT 53/2015, the Honourable Madame Justice Mimmie Chan of the Hong Kong Court of First Instance gave short shrift to an application for setting aside an HKIAC award on technical and procedural…
After seven years of negotiations, the European Union (EU) and Canada signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on 30 October 2016. One innovative yet controversial aspect of CETA is the establishment of an international court to resolve investor-State…
On 9 November 2016, the French supreme administrative court (Conseil d’Etat) affirmed its power to review international arbitration awards arising from certain public law contracts, while the review of arbitral awards traditionally falls within the jurisdiction of Civil courts. In…
