HKIAC (2024)—responding to a HKIAC arbitration


Produced in partnership with Andrew Rigden-Green of Stephenson Harwood LLP based on the HKIAC (2018) Practice Note produced in partnership with Terence Wong
Practice notes

HKIAC (2024)—responding to a HKIAC arbitration


Produced in partnership with Andrew Rigden-Green of Stephenson Harwood LLP based on the HKIAC (2018) Practice Note produced in partnership with Terence Wong

Practice notes
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This Practice Note provides guidance on responding to a Notice of Arbitration pursuant to the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) Administered Arbitration Rules 2024 (the 2024 HKIAC Rules; HKIAC 2024).

As discussed in Practice Note: HKIAC (2024)—the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules—application and key features, the 2024 HKIAC Rules apply (generally) to HKIAC arbitrations commenced on or after 1 June 2024, unless the parties agree otherwise; for HKIAC arbitrations commenced before 1 June 2024, the 2018 HKIAC Rules will apply (generally), unless the parties agreed otherwise.

For an introduction to the HKIAC and its structure, see Practice Note: HKIAC—background to and structure of the institution.

Under the 2024 HKIAC Rules, an arbitration is commenced, in general terms, when a claimant ‘communicates’ a Notice of Arbitration (Notice) to the HKIAC and the other party (HKIAC 2024, art 4.1) (see Practice Note: HKIAC (2024)—starting an arbitration).

Practice Note: HKIAC (2018)—starting an arbitration contains guidance on the meaning of ‘communicate’,

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