Hui Zhong possesses outstanding professional capabilities and extensive practical experience in the field of setting aside and enforcing arbitral awards, with particular expertise in handling major complex cases involving cross-border enforcement and procedural defences. We have successfully represented both Chinese and international clients in applying for the recognition and enforcement of awards from multiple international arbitration institutions in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and other jurisdictions. We have also provided crucial defence services for clients in numerous proceedings seeking to set aside arbitral awards or oppose their enforcement.
We possess a deep understanding of judicial review standards and procedural characteristics across different jurisdictions, enabling us to effectively address multiple legal challenges raised by respondents, including public policy defences, procedural defects in arbitration, and the validity of arbitration agreements. We have successfully secured debt recovery for clients and thwarted malicious annulment requests in numerous cases. Within this highly specialised field, we provide clients with steadfast and robust support through our sophisticated legal techniques, cross-border collaboration capabilities, and acute grasp of the law of the seat of arbitration.
- Representative cases
- A Hebei-based automobile manufacturer and a UAE company concluded both a CKD & Agency Agreement and a Technical Co-operation Agreement. The parties litigated the validity of the arbitration clause in multiple jurisdictions. After an ICC tribunal issued a final award, Hui Zhong acted for the manufacturer in resisting enforcement before the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People’s Court. The court, following a reference to the Supreme People’s Court, held the arbitration agreement invalid and refused enforcement. The arbitration, annulment, confirmation of validity of arbitration agreement, recognition and enforcement proceedings in this case all addressed a number of important legal issues concerning arbitration agreements from different perspectives, and Hui Zhong’s advocacy safeguarded the client’s rights at every stage.
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