Dispute Resolution

20 May 2013

Although the taxpayer-funded Financial Dispute Resolution Centre has handled far fewer cases than expected in its first 10 months of operation, industry players say it has made banks and brokers...

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Effective arbitral habit now spares litigious blushes later

12 Dec 2012

What must an arbitration agreement include to be enforceable?

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Mediation wins favour as way to solve disputes

17 Sep 2012

A growing number of Hong Kong and Asian companies and individuals are turning to mediation to resolve their disputes rather than pursuing costly litigation through the courts.

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Mediation wins favour as a way to resolve disputes

17 Sep 2012

A growing number of Hong Kong and Asian companies and individuals are turning to mediation to resolve their disputes rather than pursuing costly litigation through the courts.

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Setting up a one-stop shop to mediate financial disputes

5 Sep 2012

Anyone (particularly insomniacs) watching a local television channel in Hong Kong recently may have seen the public broadcast advertisement for Hong Kong's new Financial Dispute Resolution Centre...

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New body will uphold mediation standards

23 Jul 2012

A new regulatory body will be set up early next year to standardise the accreditation of mediators.

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Opinion

George Chen

For HSBC, the first love is apparently not the deepest

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Tom Holland

Plunge in gold price puts a bad idea out of its misery

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Lawyers falling short as mediators

Seven out of 10 lawyers seeking to become mediators fail to get accredited due to an approach to court cases that is 'too adversarial'.

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Cultural awareness can avert perils and pitfalls

One point I stress when teaching EMBA students about leadership is the need for a clear process for making business decisions.

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How to complain and get results

Few things in life are more frustrating than the feeling of being fleeced by a financial services company.

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Dispute centre set for launch

The government-funded Financial Dispute Resolution Centre will start operation from Tuesday, using mediation and arbitration for customers seeking claims of up to HK$500,000 against their banks or...

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Vital grounding in dispute resolution

In addition to winning high-profile international mooting competitions overseas, City University of Hong Kong (CityU) also plays host to a mooting competition of its own, one which emphasises the...

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Value of contracts in dispute falls

The average value of contracts in dispute in Asia's construction industry fell by 17.7 per cent to US$53.1 million last year, from US$64.5 million in 2010, consultancy EC Harris says.

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