Tag: Arbitration

The Madras High Court ruled that cryptocurrency is a property under Indian law and not a currency, granting relief to an investor in a case against WazirX operator Zanmai Labs

Experts at the 14th Asia-Pacific ADR Conference in Seoul discussed enhancing transparency, efficiency and user experience in international arbitration

Founder Petrus Richard Sianturi launched Jakarta boutique Sianturi & Partners on 1 Oct, focusing on disputes

A top court judge says the Supreme People’s Court will refine judicial review and boost arbitration after law revision

King & Spalding has opened a Sydney office to expand its Asia-Pacific presence and support clients in disputes, energy, tech and cross-border transactions

Simbolon & Partners has allied with Cambodia’s BNG Legal to boost Asean reach in corporate, investment, dispute resolution and IP work

PDLegal appoints Ravipat Mullijarupongs and Supagorn Jittimaporn to lead dispute resolution and tax in Thailand

Grandway Law Offices has hired Liu Zhiwei and Cao Jian as partners in Shenzhen and Suzhou to boost its IP practice

LAW Partnership has allied with Lee & Tengku Azrina to strengthen its regional reach and cross-border legal capabilities in Malaysia

O’Melveny & Myers is closing its Tokyo office after nearly 40 years, with Tokyo head Yoji Maeda set to retire

ACC Singapore and Drew & Napier briefed in-house counsel on key updates in Singapore law

Tian Yuan Law Firm has appointed Dantes Leung as partner in Hong Kong, strengthening its litigation and arbitration team

Revised Arbitration Law boosts arbitrators’ autonomy while raising practitioner standards to meet global levels

Dispute resolution unlocked: Finding your business’ perfect fit

Surya Karan Sambyal joins CMS IndusLaw as partner in international arbitration in Mumbai

FICL founder Ashok Sharma passes away at the age of 73

Han Kun hired Jerald Foo as partner in Singapore to strengthen its cross-border dispute resolution work in Southeast Asia

The Society of Indian Law Firms and the Vienna International Arbitral Centre sign cooperation pact to strengthen Indo-European arbitration ties

DIAC rises as Indian businesses turn to Dubai for arbitration amid India-UAE trade growth

Technology and tighter budgets are pushing in-house teams to handle routine work themselves, while law firms are expected to deliver higher strategic value.

Supportive courts and advancing legal regimes are strengthening arbitration, but grasping jurisdictional nuances is key to success

Cross-border disputes show how the choice of law, seat, and institutional rules in arbitration can determine enforceability

India’s Supreme Court ruling in SDMC v SMS Limited underscores that arbitration clauses must be drafted with precision to ensure enforceability

How is Pune’s legal market faring while being situated next to India’s financial capital

Seladore Legal launches Singapore office to focus on international disputes before SIAC and SICC, led by partner Liang-ying Tan

Anli Partners has entered Dubai by allying with boutique firm Sulaiman Al-Naqbi, riding the wave of Chinese global expansion

ICSID will open its first office outside Washington in Singapore

Mariel Dimsey starts a new chapter as independent arbitrator and consultant after leading CMS Hong Kong and arbitration

Bayfront Law appoints Joseph Tay as director to strengthen its commercial disputes team

Vyapak Desai leaves Nishith Desai & Associates to start his own law chambers

DOCVIT Law Firm allied with Hong Kong’s Loong & Yeung to boost capital markets, litigation, arbitration, and family wealth

Dentons Lee has hired Kyoung-ho Kim in Seoul to enhance its expertise in international construction, infrastructure, energy, and disputes

Gauhar Mirza joins Saraf and partners’ dispute resolution practice

Abeezar E Faizullabhoy, Murtaza Kachwalla and SM Algaus join CMS IndusLaw’s Mumbai office

George Varghese joins TLH Advocates & Solicitors as litigation and dispute resolution partner in Hyderabad

Delhi High Court ruled that an exclusive jurisdiction clause overrides an arbitrator’s procedural order changing the seat without mutual consent

Delhi High Court upheld arbitral autonomy, ruling fraud or PMLA proceedings do not automatically halt arbitration

Tang Thomas appoints Ammar Lulla to co-lead its disputes and healthcare practices

ELP partner Mumtaz Bhalla has been elected vice president of the Society of Indian Law Firms

Vara Gaur joins Saga Legal as partner to lead TMT disputes, bringing deep expertise in tech litigation and data privacy

Adnan Sundra & Low appoints Kevin Prakash to lead its new construction disputes practice

Jingtian & Gongcheng adds Chai Xiaofeng and Pu Jiayan as partners in Shanghai

Jingtian & Gongcheng has added three partners to its Chengdu office to expand services in the southwest

Hui Zhong expands abroad with a February alliance with GH Legal in HK and a new branch opening in Singapore

The IBC aims to revive distressed entities, but its application often differs

Vivek Malhotra is now legal director (South Asia) at Zimmer Biomet

Samarjit Gajendra Pattnaik has joined Luthra and Luthra as a dispute resolution partner

China-UAE trade growth drives unique arbitration challenges for Chinese companies

Explore key trends and challenges in private equity disputes in China and India

Sneha Nagaraj and Gautham Gururaj have founded Frontline Law Partners, focusing on dispute resolution, arbitration, and corporate advisory

Over 150 legal professionals attended the 2024 ACoS annual meet and international summit on 21 December in New Delhi

Mori Hamada launches foreign law joint enterprise, making foreign attorneys equal partners

Bae, Kim & Lee strengthens its arbitration practice with Chris Mainwaring-Taylor

Supreme Court altered Madras HC order for statutory authority's bank guarantee over award depositt

Patricia Bunye will become managing partner in 2025, focusing on tech and business growth

Baker McKenzie KLP JV has added arbitration veteran Sean Sung Woo Lim as a partner in Seoul

Hyun Yoon Shin is the new KCAB president, starting 16 December 2024

Sapna Jhangiani, Singapore's first female King’s counsel, joins Blackstone Chambers

Hogan Lovells has hired Rob Palmer as a partner in Singapore to strengthen its international arbitration practice in Asia

Neerav Merchant joins AQUILAW as Mumbai disputes head after 17 years at Majmudar & Partners

Kevin Nash will join the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) as director general in January 2025

Wintell & Co’s Beijing office names Cai Shuaitong and Fu Liya as senior partners, both specializing in securities litigation

Deacons has hired Gillian Lam as a partner to strengthen its litigation and dispute resolution practice

In Ajay Madhusudan Patel v Jyotrindra S Patel, the Supreme Court allowed non-signatories to join arbitration under a family arrangement agreement, applying the Cox & Kings tests

Sudip Mullick has joined Economic Laws Practice (ELP) as a partner, based in the Mumbai office

Skadden appoints Friven Yeoh as head of Asia litigation and arbitration, joining from Sidley Austin

Despite years of promoting India as an arbitration hub, the Ministry of Finance now urges government departments to reduce reliance on arbitration

OS Law has launched a disputes practice, adding Anthony Jacoba as a partner and head of the new group in Manila

LAW Partnership has added Shaun Tan as a partner and Rachel Tan as an associate, expanding its dispute resolution practice

Singapore’s courts uphold the validity of awards, rejecting unmeritorious resistance

The Philippine Supreme Court reinforces CIAC's jurisdiction over construction disputes

Gunjan Chhabra, who brings 12 years of experience to the table, has joined MRP Advisory as a partner in the India disputes practice

Ajay Kumar has joined Triumvir Law as partner, expanding the firm’s services in arbitration, litigation and dispute resolution

Global law firm White & Case has appointed Alicia Albury as a partner in its real estate and M&A practice in Sydney

Arbitration specialist Shinsuke Yakura, ex-Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe Tokyo head, now leads Tokyo disputes at White & Case

The GCAI underlined its commitment to advocating arbitration and mediation as primary channels

The finance ministry’s about-face on arbitration runs against established aspirations of making India a hub

Anli Partners has hired arbitration specialist John Liu to strengthen its Shanghai team, following the addition of former JunHe partner Chen Luming in May

In this article, we summarise the analytical process for disputes with respect to liability for breach of contract and damages on lost profits 

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Mister of Railways, Communications, Electronics

Senior advocate Satvik Varma examines court’s stance in enforcing foreign arbitral awards

Herbert Smith Freehills has boosted its disputes practice with the addition of Pariyapol Kamolsilp as a partner in Bangkok

A fundamental principle of India’s arbitration law is to have limited judicial intervention in the process

The competition for arbitration business is heating up with a host of national developments

This article takes a dispute over a certain live-streaming contract as an example to showcase how the amount of penalties in such cases is determined in arbitration

Ho Yichin joins Hughes Hubbard & Reed as a partner in the litigation and arbitration practices in the firm’s Los Angeles office and will also be China practice co-chair with Christine Kang

Delhi High Court has finally paved the way for third-party funding in India

With a South Korean committee for women arbitrators firmly in place, we seek expert views on the way forward for arbitration in the country

An April 2023 decision by a division bench of the Supreme Court of India has held that arbitration is the appropriate method of deciding whether a development agreement can be lawfully cancelled

The dispute redressal mechanism in India is a well-established system with multiple options for the resolution of disputes

The Bombay High Court, in Shriram EPC Ltd and Anor v Gaja Trustee Co Pvt Ltd, held that it would not be right for the court to foist unwarranted arbitration on the parties when clearly on the facts the cause was a dead letter

The Bombay HC ruled that an arbitrator's acceptance of a brief from a law firm representing a party in an arbitration won't disqualify them if it's unrelated to the case

After delivering a pro-arbitration judgment in the case of NN Global Mercantile Pvt Ltd v M/s Indo Unique Flame Ltd and Ors, the Supreme Court referred the case to a constitution bench of the court to resolve conflicting decisions of equal standing

International arbitration expert Vanina Sucharitkul joins Singapore’s Rajah & Tann as a partner in the firm’s regional international arbitration practice

With an increasing demand for TPF, the authors are optimistic that the current third-party regime will serve as an important access to justice