Asia: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration

The August 2025 edition of Fox & Mandal's Dispute Resolution & ADR Newsletter analyses the grant of anti-arbitration injunctions in foreign seated arbitrations; enforceability of non-compete clauses in employment contracts; whether registration alone can establish ownership; highest bona fide sale exemplar for determining market value; conciliation under MSMED Act, 2006 not subject to limitation; and other recent judgments of the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts.

On September 1st, during the fifth session of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee, the "Foreign State Immunity Law of the People's Republic of China" (referred to as the "Immunity Law" hereafter) was voted and approved. It is scheduled to come into effect on January 1, 2024.

NSW Court of Appeal ruled that pain alone does not prove injury, upholding a medical assessor's decision in Allianz v Yangzom.