The culmination of the economic effects resulting from COVID-19 has put significant pressure on the debt obligations of countries around the world, many of which were already facing debt struggles before the crisis. As of...more
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the travel restrictions imposed in response, are already having a severe impact on the hospitality industry... In this briefing, we address key commercial disputes that could arise out of the crisis...more
Business operations, supply chains and the resolution of international disputes have experienced significant disruption as a result of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and actions taken by governments and...more
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) recently released a new version of the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules, effective November 1, 2018. The new version updates the 2013 HKIAC Administered Arbitration...more
11/29/2018
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Arbitration Awards ,
Arbitrators ,
Concurrent Litigation ,
Discovery ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Hong Kong ,
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International Arbitration ,
Litigation Funding ,
Multi-Party Litigation ,
Multiple Party Contracts ,
New Rules ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Third Party Funding
The United States, Canada and Mexico on September 30 announced the framework for a new, revised trade agreement to replace NAFTA, called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (the “USMCA”)....more
10/12/2018
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Canada ,
Countervailing Duties ,
CPTPP ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
Imports ,
Investor Protection ,
Investor-State Arbitration ,
Mexico ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
NAFTA ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
Businesses and consumers need certainty over the laws that underpin trading across the borders of the EU and the millions of contracts they make each day which currently benefit from the legal certainty membership of the EU...more
The European Commission has recently successfully negotiated a new trade pact with Canada (referred to as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement or ‘CETA’) and one with Vietnam (the ‘EU-Vietnam FTA’) which...more
After 10 years of negotiations, trade ministers from 12 Pacific Rim countries representing 40% of the world’s economy and one-third of global trade have reached a trade agreement, referred to as the Trans-Pacific Partnership...more
10/6/2015
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Asia Pacific ,
Currency Exchange ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exporters ,
Foreign Investment ,
Importers ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Data Transfers ,
International Labor Laws ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
Tariffs ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Treaties