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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This article first appeared in the Securities Arbitration Alert (SAA) Blog, here. A party is challenging JAMS’ neutrality as an administrator because the provider filed an Amicus Brief at the Supreme Court...
By George FriedmanThis article first appeared in Securities Arbitration Alert, here. Introduction In civil litigation, discovery is the process by which parties exchange information that is essential to the disposition of the...
By Ksenia MatthewsThis 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...
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