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The recent case of A v D (HCCT 52/2020) reinforces the pro-arbitration and pro-enforcement approach of Hong Kong courts. Under Article 34 (3) of the Model Law (adopted by section 81 of the Arbitration Ordinance (“ Ordinance”)), an application for setting aside an arbitral award may not be made three months after the applicant received the award. In this case the applicants sought to extend the time to set aside an arbitral award. The Court of First Instance (“ Court”) took the view that (even if the court had the jurisdiction to grant an extension) the Applicants had come nowhere nea...

Addis Abeba, December 16/2020 – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s stellar speech about freedom of press on world freedom day is fresh in the memory of many Ethiopians who were full of optimism about the reform that swept the nation at the time. At the 26 th World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) hosted by Ethiopia on May 03/2019, PM Abiy proudly referred to the day: “The symbolism of this grand gesture is even more important, given that only one year ago Ethiopia was labelled as Africa’s foremost jailer of journalists and one of the most repressive environments in the world for the functioning of...