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UK Government introduces Bill to reverse UK Supreme Court PACCAR ruling

The Bill is intended to restore the previous status quo in which litigation funding agreements were distinct from damages-based agreements and were not required to comply with additional...

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Marginal Grains - Frozen out in Odessa

Madison Pacific Trust Limited v (1) Sergiy Groza and (2) Volodomyr Naumenko ([2024] EWHC 267).On 8 February 2024, the High Court delivered judgment against two individuals who applied to...

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Insolvency in a modern age – Official Receiver filing changes now in force in Hong Kong

New statutory provisions have come into effect that will modernise the way documents are filed with the Official Receiver in Hong Kong. The changes, which took place on the last working day ...

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AnAn refined – Singapore Court of Appeal allows winding-up in spite of arbitration agreement

The Singapore Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court decision in the case of Founder Group (Hong Kong) Limited (in liquidation) v Singapore JHC Co Pte Ltd [2023] SGCH 159, in the...

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Hong Kong and PRC Restructuring & Special Situations 2023 year in review

Our review of 2023 brings you right up-to-date with the latest developments in restructuring and insolvency law in Hong Kong and the mainland.

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Practical tips on drafting arbitration clauses

Consent of the parties to arbitrate lies at the core of international arbitration – this consent predominantly takes the form of an arbitration clause agreed upon by the parties in a...

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Insights from our award-winning Litigation practice: A conversation with partner Rebecca Mandel

In this Q&A, partner Rebecca Mandel shares valuable insights about our Washington, D.C. Litigation practice, which recently won the prestigious Litigation Department of the Year – ...

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Arbitration agreements vs. winding up petitions – Hong Kong Court of Appeal to decide

On 25 October 2023, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance granted leave to appeal the decision in Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Ltd [2023] HKCFI 2065 to dismiss a winding up petition in...

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Cross-border enforcement of judgments – new mechanism comes into force 29 January 2024

A wide-ranging mechanism allowing for easier reciprocal enforcement of judgments in mainland China and Hong Kong will come into force on 29 January 2024. The new enforcement regime should...

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