DVC members Anthony Houghton SC, Ian Pennicott KC SC, Jonathan YH Chan, Kaiser Leung’s article on “𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 – 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝟏” has been published in 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐲𝐞𝐫 as one of the Features articles in the April 2025 issue. Part 2 will be published in the upcoming issue.
This two-part article explores the complexities of international construction disputes and highlights Hong Kong’s strategic advantages in resolving them, summarising the insights gathered from 14 highly experienced international arbitrators, lawyers and experts who participated in a roundtable discussion hosted by Des Voeux Chambers, Hong Kong on 22 October 2024 as part of Arbitration Week in Hong Kong and from subsequent written submissions provided by two of the speakers.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the following distinguished guest speakers (in alphabetical order by last name) for their contributions to the roundtable discussion and this article: Mike Allen of Secretariat, David Bateson of 39 Essex Chambers, Geoffrey Chan of Johnson Stokes & Master, Glenn Haley of Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Timothy Hill of Arbitra International, Stanley Lo of Deacons, James Taylor of Kroll, Michael Tonkin of HKA Global, Alfred Wu of Dentons Hong Kong LLP, and Zhihe Xu of Shanghai International Arbitration Center.
The article is available in both English and Chinese. Read the English version here and the Chinese version here.
