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Chambers Global Practice Guides: International Arbitration 2024 - Hong Kong

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Arbitration is a popular mode of alternative dispute resolution in Hong Kong, used increasingly in cross-border commercial disputes and among international parties. In 2023, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre...more

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Changes in the Payment and Adjudication Processes Regarding Variations and Time-related Disputes

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In May 2024, the Hong Kong Government introduced the Construction Industry Security of Payment Bill (Bill) to the Legislative Council for first reading. If the Bill is passed into law, the Bill will introduce a statutory...more

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The Hong Kong District Court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear stamp duty appeals

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John Wiley & Sons UK2 LLP v Collector of Stamp Revenue [2021] 5 HKLRD 20, [2021] HKCFI 3060 was a ruling on whether the Court of First Instance has jurisdiction to hear a stamp duty appeal under section 14 of the Stamp Duty...more

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New Interim Measures Arrangement between Hong Kong and the PRC

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A new arrangement between the Hong Kong Government and the PRC Supreme People’s Court makes Hong Kong the first jurisdiction outside of Mainland China in which parties to institutional arbitration will have a clear procedural...more

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