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🥂𝐊𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐇𝐊𝐀𝐖 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 What an incredible start to #HKAW2026! We are very delighted to welcome more than 𝟭,𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 from 𝟱𝟮 𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to Hong Kong for an unforgettable week of dynamic programmes, lively exchanges and exciting networking. The week began with HK45 cruise around Victoria Harbour, followed by the Welcome Reception at Popinjays, The Murray, Hong Kong, a Niccolo Hotel. More than 480 participants enjoyed champagne, Hong Kong-inspired gelato, mahjong, themed cocktails and mocktails and plenty of new connections. The energy continued late into the evening at Zuma! 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙨: King & Wood, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Johnson Stokes & Master, Resolution Chambers, Clifford Chance, Reed Smith LLP, Slaughter and May, Tian Yuan Law Firm 𝙃𝙆𝘼𝙒 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙨: Des Voeux Chambers, Latham & Watkins, Zhong Lun Law Firm LLP 中倫律師事務所有限法律責任合夥 𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧-𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙃𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙨: Arbitra International, Secretariat 📸View photo albums live: https://lnkd.in/e8GWSFXt 🎥Check out all videos of the week: https://lnkd.in/gNs89zFf #HKIAC #HKAW2026 #HongKong #InternationalArbitration #ADR

𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫!🎉 Only 3 days to go until we kick off an exciting week of high-quality programmes, fresh perspectives, exchange of expertise and plenty of opportunities to reconnect and make new connections. HKIAC is delighted to welcome over 𝟭,𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 from 𝟱𝟮 𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 worldwide to #HKAW2026! 🌏 For everyone joining us, please have your all-in-one QR code ready for check-in📱 and come prepared for an exciting week ahead!😊 Due to overwhelming interest, both the Welcome Reception and the 20th Kaplan Lecture are oversubscribed, and unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate walk-ins for either event. Thank you for your understanding. We can’t wait to welcome everyone to #HKAW2026. See you on Monday! #HKAW2026 #HKIAC #InternationalArbitration #HongKong

𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 – 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 📓We are pleased to share the latest issue of Asian Dispute Review. 🔹Prof. Dr. Navin G. Ahuja, FCIArb FAIADR, Ghazal Bhootra and Rohit Akundi examine the increasingly significant distinction between jurisdiction and admissibility in international arbitration. 🔸Eric Ng identifies a number of recurring procedural missteps and offers practical guidance to help parties and practitioners avoid them. 🔹Edward LU considers the enforcement of arbitral awards landscape in the People’s Republic of China. 🔸Marco Chung, FCIArb explores the particular challenges faced by private equity stakeholders operating within Greater China. 🔹Thayananthan Baskaran, Faye Xiang Ng and Leezzie John provide an overview of the amendments made to the Malaysian Arbitration Act 2005, particularly in 2024, together with an analysis of recent significant arbitration-related decisions from Malaysia’s appellate courts. 🔸Kitty Zheng shares a review of the book The Annotated HKIAC Rules 2024, a work that will be of considerable interest to arbitration practitioners, academics and users of arbitration alike. 🔹News section and the annual annotated Table of Asian and Asia-Pacific Arbitration Laws and Arbitral Institutions 2026, written by Robert Morgan 🔎 Read it online here: https://lnkd.in/g63SDEGj #AsianDisputeReview #DisputeResolution #Arbitration #Mediation #LegalCommunity

📌𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐊𝐈𝐀𝐂 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐍𝐨.𝟑 Ahead of the start of Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2026 next week, we are pleased to share that Issue No.3 of 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙆𝙄𝘼𝘾 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙛 is now live. In this Issue we feature: 🔸Hong Kong's Consultation on Arbitration Law Reforms 🔹Part 2 of our Q&A with HKIAC’s New Co-Chairs - Domitille Baizeau 🔸HKAW 2026 Updates – ADR in Asia Conference (22 Oct) 🔹Hearing Updates 🔸Global Engagements and Event Highlights 🔹Our Upcoming Global Events Calendar 📖 Download Issue 3 here: https://lnkd.in/gN9zZ4ZG To view previous issues of The HKIAC Brief, please visit https://lnkd.in/gdXQNJT5 #HKIAC #TheHKIACBrief #Arbitration #DisputeResolution

HKIAC Special Counsel, Victoria Khandrimaylo will speak at the event “𝐒𝐚𝐟𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞” organised by UCL | د. خالد الحضرمي . On the panel "𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬", Victoria will share HKIAC statistics on interim measures and tribunal powers, discuss anti-suit injunctions affecting arbitral tribunals and emergency arbitration, and examine the practical impact of the Interim Measures Arrangement between Hong Kong and Mainland China. 📅 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Sunday, 18 October 2026 ⏰ 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM 📍 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: The Murray, Hong Kong, a Niccolo Hotel 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰: https://tally.so/r/rjXbep The evening will conclude with an interactive Q&A session, followed by networking and cocktails. We welcome practitioners and industry peers to join us for an engaging night. #InternationalArbitration #HKIAC #DisputeResolution #ArbitrationLaw #CrossBorderDisputes

📣 𝐇𝐊𝐀𝐖 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐨𝐨𝐧   Thank you for your overwhelming support of Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2026.   Due to exceptionally high demand, we regret that the Welcome Reception and the 20th Kaplan Lecture have now reached full capacity and can no longer accommodate additional registrations. The ADR in Asia Conference remains open for registration on a waitlist basis.   Registration will close at 6:00 p.m. HKT on Monday, 12 October. We encourage you to take this final opportunity to register for the remaining events while places are still available: hkaweek.hkiac.org/register. We look forward to seeing you soon. 👋 #HKIAC #HKAW2026 #HongKongArbitrationWeek #InternationalArbitration #ADR

🌏 𝐇𝐊𝐈𝐀𝐂 𝐱 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐀 𝐱 𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐇𝐊 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 #HKAW26 📢 HKIAC, the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA) and the South China International Arbitration Center (HK) (SCIAHK) are delighted to invite you to “𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚-𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬”, a joint event under the Arbitration Events in APEC City Shenzhen series, on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟒 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, just after #HKAW26. As Shenzhen prepares to welcome 𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐂 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, this event brings together arbitration practitioners, in-house counsel and institutional leaders from Hong Kong SAR, Shenzhen and across the region in Qianhai. 🎙️ 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬: Victor Dawes SC, Dr Xiaochun Liu, Zijin Yu, Chungang Dong, Linyong Fu傅林涌, Xiongfeng LI, Jiaxing (Joe) Zhou, Weina Ye, Xianglin Chen, Huang Guoyong Aaron, Winnie Tam SC SBS JP, Xi Zhang, Chengdong “C.D.” Xing, Joanne Lau, Kaixin (Cathy) DENG 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 🗓️ 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Saturday, 24 October 2026 🕚 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 1:00pm — 5:00pm (Beijing time; SCIA Gallery Tour starts at 1:00pm, seminar starts at 2:00pm) 📍 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: SCIA Tower, No. 5033 Tinghai Avenue, Nanshan District, Shenzhen (SCIA Gallery tour at 41/F; Seminar at 35/F) 🌐 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞: Chinese and English (simultaneous interpretation provided) 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰: https://lnkd.in/dWNigkc4 #HKIAC #SCIA #SCIAHK #InternationalArbitration #AsiaPacific #APEC2026 #Shenzhen #Qianhai #HongKong

𝐀𝐃𝐑 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 Join the final session of our conference: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲. "This house believes that “recalibrating for the future” is an illusion; without radical change, international arbitration will inevitably be replaced by specialised courts and AI processes." 🎙️𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀: Simon Chapman KC, Jessica Fei, Hilary Heilbron KC, Aloysius Llamzon, Daisy Mallett, Jose Maurellet SC, Mary Lim Thiam Suan 📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 22 October 2026 ⏰ 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm 📍 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲: Grand Ballroom, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong   🗒️ For full ADR in Asia Conference programme, please visit: https://lnkd.in/er6M_Ns8   Registration will close on 12 October 2026. Tickets are moving fast and seats are filling up quickly — register now to secure your spot: hkaweek.hkiac.org/register. #HKIAC #HKAW2026 #HongKongArbitrationWeek #InternationalArbitration #ADR

𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: 𝐇𝐊𝐈𝐀𝐂 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔🔔 HKIAC Philippines Conference will now be held on Wednesday 2 December 2026, bringing you the ultimate end-of-year conference experience at the stunning Mandarin Oriental 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗶, 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗮🪭. With our growing caseload across Southeast Asia and extensive track record of managing cross-border disputes involving Philippine parties, HKIAC returns to Manila and is bringing together leading voices to tackle the most pressing frontiers currently shaping the arbitration landscape across the Southeast Asian region – including Construction, Energy, M&A and Joint-Venture/Shareholder disputes. Attendance is complimentary. Register your interest here: https://lnkd.in/gsYxcpev Stay tuned for speaker announcements and the complete conference agenda! Sponsorship opportunities are available, please contact Anthony at acheung@hkiac.org for more details. We look forward to welcoming you in Manila! #HKIAC #HKIACPhilippinesConference2026 #InternationalArbitration #DisputeResolution #Manila #Philippines

🤝 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 #HKAW2026 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬   We are pleased to welcome Arbitration Channel, Asia Business Law Journal, Asian Legal Business, China Business Law Journal, Law.asia, 𝙎𝙤𝙛𝙩 𝙇𝙖𝙬, THE LAW, Wolters Kluwer as our media partners for #HKAW2026.   Together, we will showcase the week’s key events, share thought leadership from the global arbitration community and highlight the discussions that make Hong Kong Arbitration Week a leading platform for international dispute resolution.   We look forward to collaborating and to amplifying the voices defining the next chapter of international arbitration.   #HKAW2026 #HKIAC #ArbitrationChannel #ALB #ABLJ #CBLJ #LawAsia #SoftLaw #TheLaw #Kluwer