Region: China - Global Arbitration Review

In a closely watched case, Singapore’s highest court has upheld an UNCITRAL tribunal’s finding that Laos‘s bilateral investment treaty with China extends to Macao under the “moving treaty frontiers” rule.

30 September 2016

HKIAC resolves Australian-Chinese mining dispute

An Australian gold mining company has won an HKIAC claim against a Chinese metals group over the sale of South African assets, prevailing on the lower of two alternative damages claims.

07 September 2016

Old hand takes helm at CIETAC

CIETAC has named Wang Chengjie, who worked at the institution for 18 years and has headed its sister mediation institution for the past eight, as its new secretary general.

22 August 2016

Judge approves correction to six-year old award

A London judge has agreed to extend the time limit for seeking correction or addition to an LCIA arbitral award that was issued six years ago, after it ran into enforcement difficulties in China because the name of one of the parties did not match that in the contract.

08 August 2016