The judgment of the Hong Kong District Court (“Court”) in Gurkhas Construction Ltd v Craft Façade Tech (Hong Kong) Co Ltd is the latest example of the Hong Kong judiciary’s willingness to give effect to an arbitration clause wherever possible. In this case, the Court granted a stay of proceedings in favour of arbitration on the basis that an arbitration agreement incorporated in various purchase orders (“POs”) agreed between the parties remained effective despite a subsequent settlement agreement allegedly entered into between the same parties providing for the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the Hong Kong courts…
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In this round of Arbitration Tips-N-Tools (TNT), Professor Amy Schmitz asks some of the leading arbitration practitioners about planning and executing a preliminary arbitration hearing, especially in a digital world...
By Daniel Urbas, George Friedman, DeAndra Roaché, Theo Cheng, Amy SchmitzThis article first appeared on Securities Arbitration Alert (SAA) blog, here. I’m again updating my 2016 blog post on the Presidents and arbitration. The material that follows about the past...
By George FriedmanThis article was first published on the Securities Arbitration Alert blog, here. Reversing a recent trend, the Supreme Court has agreed to review an arbitration-related case this Term. Specifically, the...
By George Friedman