The HKIAC Rules of Arbitration (“HKIAC Arbitration Rules”) are applied in arbitral proceedings when the parties have agreed to HKIAC arbitration to resolve their dispute. Established in 1985 as a response to the growing demand for dispute settlement mechanisms in Asia, the HKIAC is a preferred arbitral institution for disputes with an Asian element. Apart […]
Hong Kong Arbitration
HKIAC Arbitration Cases: 2017 Statistics
On 24 May 2018, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Center (“HKIAC”) released the caseload statistics Report for 2017, revealing the highest number of HKIAC arbitration cases ever administered. HKIAC reported a total of 532 new cases filed in 2017, which is 15.7 % more than in 2016 (see Report for 2016). This is the highest […]
Banking and Finance Arbitrations – ICC Report
The ICC Taskforce on Financial Institutions and International Arbitration, led by Co-Chairs Georges Affaki and Claudia Salomon, recently released a Report on the use of arbitration as a dispute settlement method in resolving financial disputes, i.e., banking and finance arbitrations, showing that arbitration could be used at a much larger scale bringing numerous benefits to […]
