Arbitrium Newsletter No. 10 – 1 April 2020

英国法院可以强制证据
The English CA overturns the first instance court, holding that English Courts do have jurisdiction under s.44(2)(a) of the Arbitration Act 1996 to grant orders for taking evidence from non-party witnesses in aid of foreign arbitrations.

将仲裁协议纳入提单
The HK Court denies an application for a stay of proceedings to arbitration in a case concerning bills of lading. Nick Luxton, Counsel, appeared for the successful Plaintiff, and provides a review of the decision.

香港法院拒绝搁置公共政策
The HK Court dismisses an application to set aside an arbitral award, rejecting claims that the agreement was a sham and that enforcement of the award would be contrary to public policy. Edward Chin, Pupil Barrister, reviews the case.

仲裁和清算程序
In the latest decision from the HK High Court to consider the interplay between arbitration and winding-up proceedings, Lavesh Kirpalani, Counsel at Prince's Chambers, reviews the decision in Re Asia Master Logistics, where he appeared for the successful petitioner.

香港与中国之间执行仲裁裁决
Tanner De Witt, one of Arbitrium's sponsors, outlines the operation of the Arrangement Concerning Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral Awards between the Mainland and the HKSAR.

SICC拒绝就偏见作出裁决
The SICC dismisses an application to set aside an award, finding that the tribunal was justified in granting the cumulative relief that it did, and that there was no apparent bias on the part of an arbitrator who made a belated disclosure about being engaged as co-counsel with the defendant’s legal representative.

法院拒绝基于自然公正裁定裁决
The Singapore Court of Appeal declines to set aside an award on the grounds of breach of natural justice in proceedings arising out of the termination of a construction contract.

国际仲裁与先例原则
The debate concerning the extent to which international arbitration poses a threat to precedent-based legal systems continues.