January 2020
Hong Kong is one of the world’s leading international finance centres and the Asia-Pacific headquarters of many global corporations.
As a result, it is a region of particular interest for dispute resolution. In fact, its position at the heart of Asia-Pacific’s economy and as the connection point for commercial activity between the East and the West made it one of the first cross-border dispute resolution hubs.
International trade has many well-known benefits that need no real introduction—from increased profits to higher levels of foreign direct investment to fostering a global reputation for reliability—but it also invites the possibility of complex legal battles involving claimants from all over the world.
