In a recent judgment (Construction Company v Guarantor [2021] HKCFI 2558, judgment date: 17 August 2021), a Hong Kong court upheld a U.S. arbitral award made pursuant to a split dispute resolution ...

Parties drafting a contract often see dispute resolution clauses as boilerplate formalities. Other times, a deal team will draft a clause without ever having to experience one tested in anger. A ...

Driven to cyberspace by the pandemic, courts across the country purchased chatroom-like tools designed to help people resolve disagreements without the need for a full-on lawsuit, judge, or hearing.

July 11, 2025 - Imagine it's the year 2040. Corporate disputes are no longer resolved by lawyers. Instead, artificial intelligence (AI) records the facts from available data, automatically prepares ...

Whether we call it dispute resolution or “achievable, aspiring or authentic” dispute resolution, the underlying truth remains: Courts are now the alternative, and mediation and arbitration are the ...