Multinational companies and their international counsel may find it difficult to obtain support from Chinese courts in granting interim measures when disputes are referred to international arbitration institutions and to be resolved in a seat of arbitration outside China.  This is so because Chinese law does not provide such aid for a non-Chinese arbitration except for prescribed circumstances.

 

This newsletter contains a featured article that will address several key aspects of applying for interim measures before Chinese courts in aid of arbitration proceedings seated inside or outside China, such as the circumstances where Chinese courts may grant such interim measures, general rules of applying for such interim measures in China and special rules applicable to arbitration administered by designated arbitration institutions and seated in Hong Kong.  The newsletter also contains recent Chinese law updates.

 

A copy of the January 2021 newsletter is available here.