Category: Arbitration – Specialised & Emerging Areas

When a joint venture (JV) relationship breaks down, the resulting dispute is rarely simple. Unlike a straightforward contract claim, JV disputes typically involve multiple agreements, several parties, and overlapping issues, from corporate control to financial accounting to intellectual property rights. This article explains how JV disputes work in HKIAC (Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre) arbitration,…

Investment treaty arbitration is a formal and binding international dispute resolution mechanism rooted in agreements, or treaties, made between two or more countries. These treaties establish rules for settling disputes concerning investments made by investors from these countries. Notably, they grant investors certain substantive protections and the right to directly file claims against host countries…