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Authored by Arthur Dong (dongxiao@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm

Introduction 

This paper discusses the problem of extraordinary delay in the commercial arbitration process, increased arbitration fees, and denial of the benefits of arbitration to other parties due to the abuse of procedural rights by relevant parties in commercial arbitration process. This paper …

 Authored by Arthur X. Dong (dongxiao@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm

Background

Challenging the jurisdiction of a Chinese arbitral institution to hear a matter always requires challenging the binding force of an arbitration agreement. Article 5 of the Arbitration Law of the People’s Republic of China (‘Arbitration Law’) gives arbitral …

 Authored by Arthur Dong (dongxiao@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm

In China, arbitral tribunals do not have the power to implement interim protection measures, regardless of the institutional rules to be applied to the arbitration. Moreover, the arbitral tribunals are prevented from implementing interim protection measures even if its rules would grant it such …

 Authored by Arthur Dong (dongxiao@anjielaw.com) at Anjie Law Firm

Introduction

During the past year, for those who are running international commercial activities, it is noteworthy that the Supreme People’s Court of China (the “Supreme Court”) has, through the publication of a series of official replies towards cases in lower level courts, further …

Authored by Arthur Dong (dongxiao@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm

The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) has recently revised its Model Arbitration Clause to include a choice of law provision.

"Any dispute, controversy, difference or claim arising out of or relating to this contract, including the existence, validity, interpretation, performance, breach or termination thereof or any dispute regarding non-contractual obligations arising out of or relating to it shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration administered by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) under the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules in force when the Notice of Arbitration is submitted.

The law of this arbitration clause shall be … (Hong Kong law).

The seat of arbitration shall be …(Hong Kong).

The number of arbitrators shall be … (one or three). The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in …(insert language)."

It’s understood that this change is aimed at advancing the efficiency and to avoid unnecessary twists and turns of arbitration proceedings. From the perspective of a Chinese practitioner, this addition is a highly sophisticated development.Continue Reading Reflections on HKIAC’s Revised Model Arbitration Clause and Its Impact on Chinese Practice

Authored by Arthur Dong (dongxiao@anjielaw.com) from AnJie Law Firm and Li Meng

Whether foreign arbitration institutions could conduct arbitration in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) is a question that many industry insiders are curious about. Back in 2006, when the Wuxi Intermediate People’s Court (“Wuxi Court”) refused to recognize and enforce an arbitral award issued by the ICC Court of Arbitration in Shanghai in the Züblin case,1 many practitioners deemed that Chinese courts would decline opportunities for foreign arbitration bodies to carry out arbitration in China. However, the recently published PRC Supreme People’s Court (“SPC”) instruction in Longlide Packaging Co. Ltd. v. BP Agnati S.R.L. may suggest otherwise.Continue Reading Does Supreme People’s Court’s Decision Open the Door for Foreign Arbitration Institutions to Explore the Chinese Market?

Authored by Arthur X. Dong (dongxiao@anjielaw.com) & Li Meng from AnJie Law Firm

For the last ten years, whether an arbitration clause such as “any disputes arising from, or in connection with, the execution of this agreement shall be resolved by arbitration” may be applied to an infringement claim has been a topic of heated discussion among the legal practitioners in China.  This is a matter of great concern to arbitration practitioners in China because the case history of Supreme People’s Court has failed to clarify whether the courts or the arbitration tribunal should have jurisdiction over the infringement claims. Continue Reading Is an Infringement Claim within the Scope of Arbitration Clause under Laws of PRC?