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Dousing the flames - fire service contractor wins appeal against removal from register

A fire service contractor in Hong Kong has partially succeeded in its appeal against the order of the Fire Service Installation Contractors Disciplinary Board temporarily removing it from...

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Dousing the flames - fire service contractor wins appeal against removal from register

A fire service contractor in Hong Kong has partially succeeded in its appeal against the order of the Fire Service Installation Contractors Disciplinary Board temporarily removing it from...

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Arbitration Highlights in the Year of the Dragon

In the year of the dragon, attention turns to the enforcement of arbitral awards. We look at five different Hong Kong decisions where enforcement or set aside has been the central issue...

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Competence queried – Hong Kong court sets aside tribunal ruling on jurisdiction

A Hong Kong court has set aside a tribunal’s finding on jurisdiction, holding that the arbitration clause in a loan agreement did not provide the tribunal with the jurisdiction to...

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All a matter of timing - English construction court considers when there’s a cause of action for defective design

The Technology and Construction Court in London has given a wide-ranging review of the law that frequently arise in construction projects, particularly on issues of limitation and when a...

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Denial of process – Hong Kong court sets aside award, finding arbitrator's conduct "seriously flawed"

A Hong Kong court has set aside an HKIAC Final Award finding that the arbitrator's conduct was so "seriously flawed" and "egregious" that there had been a serious...

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The final frontier - Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal grants leave to appeal in arbitration escalation clauses dispute

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has granted leave to appeal in the case of C v D [2022] HKCFA 25, against last year's finding by the Court of Appeal that the validity of...

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Adopting the CISG – Hong Kong enhances its openness to international trade

An important international convention, which promises to free up trade between Hong Kong and some of its most important trading partners, comes into force on 1 December 2022. Businesses who ...

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Food fight – French and English courts clash over correct law to apply to arbitration agreement

A French court decision in the case of Kabab-Ji v Kout Food issued on 28 September 2022 by France's highest court brings into particularly sharp focus the different approaches by the...

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