8th IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum Biennial Conference: Vibrant Asia – Land of opportunity and promise
19 Feb - 21 Feb 2025
Session information
Concurrent session 1B: Developments in arbitration – the interplay between insolvency and arbitration
Thursday 20 February (1130 - 1245)
Description
The courts have long grappled with the issue of whether a winding-up petition or a contractual clause which specifies that disputes are to be resolved by arbitration should take priority. This session therefore seeks to – (1) explore the primary considerations fuelling this debate; (2) analyse the relevant case law across multiple jurisdictions on this interplay between insolvency and arbitration; and (3) consider how this interplay has affected the insolvency and arbitration scenes in the Asia Pacific region.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Desmond Ang | Sidley Austin, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR; Working Group Liaison Officer - China, Asia Pacific Regional Forum |
| Joanne Lau | Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Central, Hong Kong SAR |
Speakers
| Shamala Balasundaram | Chooi & Company, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Look-Chan Ho | Des Voeux Chambers, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR |
| Ila Kapoor | Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Rahim Moloo | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, New York, New York, USA |
| Chié Nakahara | Nishimura & Asahi, Tokyo, Japan |