Procedure wins the battle, but enforcement wins the war, because an arbitral award is only as valuable as its enforceability.
I am pleased to share my latest feature article published in Hong Kong Lawyer:
📖 The HKIAC Rules 2024: Flexibility, Innovation, and the Modern Balance in Arbitration
The article examines how the HKIAC Rules 2024 build upon the successful 2018 framework while introducing refinements aimed at efficiency, flexibility, integrity, information security, sustainability, and effective dispute resolution.
It covers:
▪️ Tribunal case management and procedural powers
▪️ Early determination and expedited procedures
▪️ Joinder, consolidation, and multi-contract disputes
▪️ Emergency arbitrator relief and interim measures
▪️ Third-party funding and ORFS agreements
▪️ Diversity, information security, and ESG considerations
▪️ Confidentiality and publication of awards
▪️ Intellectual property arbitration
▪️ Enforcement of awards, tribunal orders, and emergency relief under the Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609)
A central theme of the article is that parties do not pursue arbitration to obtain an award. They pursue arbitration to obtain a result that can ultimately be enforced.
This publication marks my third feature article in Hong Kong Lawyer, following:
📌 February 2026 Hong Kong’s Comprehensive Framework for Regulated Virtual Asset Trading and Financial Crime Prevention: A 2026 Legal Analysis https://lnkd.in/g5Ewy95d
📌 June 2026 Defamation, Digital Speech, Apologies, and Privacy in Hong Kong in 2026 https://lnkd.in/g3-pVv_A
📌 August 2026 The HKIAC Rules 2024: Flexibility, Innovation, and the Modern Balance in Arbitration
I am grateful to the editors of Hong Kong Lawyer / Thomson Reuters for providing a platform to contribute to discussions on arbitration, financial regulation, technology, and contemporary legal developments in Hong Kong.
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