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The importance of the subject matter of the claim has been confirmed by several court decisions (e.g., 862 K/Pdt/2013 , considered that it was authorized to try it. As such, in the final analysis, the subject matter of the claim is likely a more important factor than the parties against which the claim is brought.
The Arbitration Bill followed the latter approach, showing the importance of statutory recognition of emergency arbitration. The Law Commission in its Final Report (July 2023) rightfully departed from its initial recommendation, thus acknowledging the importance of section 44(5).
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SA Minerals Ltd , 12-CV-8087(CM) (SN), 2013 WL 2661037 (S.D.N.Y. June 12, 2013), a U.S. This is an important judgment because it does not rely on “finality”, as envisaged in the Guide or the international precedents. This new approach is an important development towards establishing Pakistan’s pro-enforcement bias.
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We can employ best practices that help us avoid buying products from corrupt companies or countries. Take, for example, the incident at Target that happened in 2013. So, heightened intuition is extremely important. I think we’ve all realized how fragile human life is, and how important we all are to business continuity, as well.
Another exciting development is the imminent opening of our new Beijing office, which will be HKIAC’s third office outside of Hong Kong, following the establishment of the Seoul office in 2013 and the Shanghai office in 2015. In an adversarial profession, I think it is important to treat people with kindness too.
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