outcome related fee structures

Fee Agreeements, HK Arbitration Week, HKIAC, Hong Kong, outcome related fee structures, Third party funding

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On the third day of Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2023, the ADR in Asia Conference, the flagship event of the Hong Kong Arbitration Week, hosted a panel discussion on the Hong Kong Outcome Related Fee Structures for Arbitration (“ORFSA”) regime. The panel followed on from last year’s panel introducing ORFSA and explored updates to the…

HK Arbitration Week, HKIAC, Hong Kong, Interim measures, Multi-tiered clauses, outcome related fee structures

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For the sixth year, our Blog is providing live coverage of Hong Kong Arbitration Week. We are privileged to kick off with a contribution from Dr. Ling Yang, Deputy Secretary-General of HKIAC and Chief Representative of the Shanghai Office.   Over the years, dispute resolution (especially, arbitration) in Hong Kong has witnessed great openness, professionalism,…

Conditional fee agreements, Contingency Funding, Costs, Costs in arbitral proceedings, Counsel, Counsel fees, Fee Agreeements, Hong Kong, outcome related fee structures, Singapore

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In Singapore, lawyers and their clients will soon be able to enter into conditional fee agreements (“CFAs”) for arbitrations and certain court proceedings. CFAs provide parties with an alternative to traditional fee arrangements and third-party funding (“TPF”) by enabling part or all of their lawyers’ fees and costs, as well as an uplift fee, to…

Arbitration, Fee Agreeements, Hong Kong, outcome related fee structures, Third party funding

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Hong Kong currently prohibits lawyers from using outcome related fee structures (“ORFSs”), including “No-Win, No-Fee” type arrangements, for arbitrations and other contentious matters. This looks set to change for arbitrations, however, following the publication late last year of a compelling Consultation Paper by the Outcome Related Fee Structures for Arbitration Sub-committee of the Law Reform…