2026-01-29
Haiwen Edward Liu Publishes Feature Article in Hong Kong Lawyer on Appeals on Errors of Law in Arbitration
海問律師事務所欣然宣布，本所香港辦公室合伙人劉洋于《香港律師》（2026年1月號）發表專題文章，題為《重新思考仲裁中法律錯誤的上訴權：香港適時改革的契機》。《香港律師》為香港律師會官方期刊。
Haiwen & Partners is pleased to announce that Edward Liu Partner at the Hong Kong office, has published a feature article entitled “Rethinking the Right of Appeal on Error of Law in Arbitration: A Timely Reform for Hong Kong” in the January 2026 issue of Hong Kong Lawyer, the official journal of the Law Society of Hong Kong.
該文章深入分析香港現行《仲裁條例》(第 609 章)下就法律問題提出上訴的制度安排，并探討在現行高度限制性的制度下，是否有必要進行審慎而有針對性的改革。文章重點討論仲裁終局性與法律正確性之間的張力、《仲裁條例》附表2所規定的選擇性上訴機制的實際運作情況，以及香港法院在批予上訴許可方面一貫采取的嚴格門坎。文章同時參考其他主要普通法司法管轄區的最新發展，包括英國《2025 年仲裁法》及新加坡就仲裁上訴機制展開的政策檢討，以說明國際仲裁實務中的新趨勢。
The article examines Hong Kong’s current framework for appeals on questions of law under the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609) and considers whether carefully calibrated reform is timely and desirable. It analyses the tension between arbitral finality and legal correctness, the operation of the opt-in appeal mechanism under Schedule 2, and the Hong Kong courts’ consistently high threshold for granting leave to appeal. The article also draws on comparative developments in other leading common law jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom’s Arbitration Act 2025 and Singapore’s ongoing review of appellate mechanisms in arbitration, to highlight emerging international trends.
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該文章的發表正值香港仲裁法律改革的重要時刻。2025年9月17日，行政長官在《施政報告》中宣布，政府將研究是否有需要修訂《仲裁條例》。其后，律政司于2025年10月30日成立仲裁法律改革工作小組，并于2025年11月17日舉行首次會議，就香港仲裁的立法框架進行檢討并考慮可能的修訂方向。劉洋律師為該工作小組成員之一。
The publication comes at a pivotal moment for arbitration law reform in Hong Kong. On 17 September 2025, the Chief Executive announced in the Policy Address that the Government would study the need to amend the Arbitration Ordinance. This was followed by the establishment of the Working Group on Arbitration Law Reform by the Department of Justice on 30 October 2025, which held its first meeting on 17 November 2025 to review the legislative framework for arbitration and consider possible amendments. Edward Liu is a member of the Working Group.
劉洋律師表示：「隨著仲裁在復雜商業爭議中的角色日益重要，現在正是適當時候重新審視香港在法律問題上訴方面的制度設計，是否在終局性、法律確定性及商業法理發展之間取得了恰當的平衡。」
Edward Liu commented: “As arbitration continues to dominate the resolution of complex commercial disputes, it is timely to reflect on whether Hong Kong’s current approach to appeals on questions of law strikes the right balance between finality, legal certainty and the development of commercial jurisprudence.”
劉洋律師為海問律師事務所合伙人，擁有中國香港、英格蘭及威爾士、英屬維爾京群島及中國內地律師資格，專注于國際仲裁、商事訴訟及航運爭議，并經常處理高價值及跨境爭議案件。他亦擔任多個香港特區政府咨詢機構成員，并獲列入多家主要仲裁機構的仲裁員名冊，包括香港國際仲裁中心。
Edward is a Partner at Haiwen & Partners LLP and is qualified in Hong Kong SAR, England & Wales, the British Virgin Islands and the PRC. He specialises in international arbitration, commercial litigation and shipping disputes, and regularly acts in complex cross-border matters. He also serves on multiple advisory bodies to the Hong Kong SAR Government and is listed as an arbitrator with a number of leading arbitral institutions, including HKIAC.
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Haiwen Edward Liu Publishes Feature Article in Hong Kong Lawyer on Appeals on Errors of Law in Arbitration
海問律師事務所欣然宣布，本所香港辦公室合伙人劉洋于《香港律師》（2026年1月號）發表專題文章，題為《重新思考仲裁中法律錯誤的上訴權：香港適時改革的契機》。《香港律師》為香港律師會官方期刊。
Haiwen & Partners is pleased to announce that Edward Liu Partner at the Hong Kong office, has published a feature article entitled “Rethinking the Right of Appeal on Error of Law in Arbitration: A Timely Reform for Hong Kong” in the January 2026 issue of Hong Kong Lawyer, the official journal of the Law Society of Hong Kong.
該文章深入分析香港現行《仲裁條例》(第 609 章)下就法律問題提出上訴的制度安排，并探討在現行高度限制性的制度下，是否有必要進行審慎而有針對性的改革。文章重點討論仲裁終局性與法律正確性之間的張力、《仲裁條例》附表2所規定的選擇性上訴機制的實際運作情況，以及香港法院在批予上訴許可方面一貫采取的嚴格門坎。文章同時參考其他主要普通法司法管轄區的最新發展，包括英國《2025 年仲裁法》及新加坡就仲裁上訴機制展開的政策檢討，以說明國際仲裁實務中的新趨勢。
The article examines Hong Kong’s current framework for appeals on questions of law under the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609) and considers whether carefully calibrated reform is timely and desirable. It analyses the tension between arbitral finality and legal correctness, the operation of the opt-in appeal mechanism under Schedule 2, and the Hong Kong courts’ consistently high threshold for granting leave to appeal. The article also draws on comparative developments in other leading common law jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom’s Arbitration Act 2025 and Singapore’s ongoing review of appellate mechanisms in arbitration, to highlight emerging international trends.
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該文章的發表正值香港仲裁法律改革的重要時刻。2025年9月17日，行政長官在《施政報告》中宣布，政府將研究是否有需要修訂《仲裁條例》。其后，律政司于2025年10月30日成立仲裁法律改革工作小組，并于2025年11月17日舉行首次會議，就香港仲裁的立法框架進行檢討并考慮可能的修訂方向。劉洋律師為該工作小組成員之一。
The publication comes at a pivotal moment for arbitration law reform in Hong Kong. On 17 September 2025, the Chief Executive announced in the Policy Address that the Government would study the need to amend the Arbitration Ordinance. This was followed by the establishment of the Working Group on Arbitration Law Reform by the Department of Justice on 30 October 2025, which held its first meeting on 17 November 2025 to review the legislative framework for arbitration and consider possible amendments. Edward Liu is a member of the Working Group.
劉洋律師表示：「隨著仲裁在復雜商業爭議中的角色日益重要，現在正是適當時候重新審視香港在法律問題上訴方面的制度設計，是否在終局性、法律確定性及商業法理發展之間取得了恰當的平衡。」
Edward Liu commented: “As arbitration continues to dominate the resolution of complex commercial disputes, it is timely to reflect on whether Hong Kong’s current approach to appeals on questions of law strikes the right balance between finality, legal certainty and the development of commercial jurisprudence.”
劉洋律師為海問律師事務所合伙人，擁有中國香港、英格蘭及威爾士、英屬維爾京群島及中國內地律師資格，專注于國際仲裁、商事訴訟及航運爭議，并經常處理高價值及跨境爭議案件。他亦擔任多個香港特區政府咨詢機構成員，并獲列入多家主要仲裁機構的仲裁員名冊，包括香港國際仲裁中心。
Edward is a Partner at Haiwen & Partners LLP and is qualified in Hong Kong SAR, England & Wales, the British Virgin Islands and the PRC. He specialises in international arbitration, commercial litigation and shipping disputes, and regularly acts in complex cross-border matters. He also serves on multiple advisory bodies to the Hong Kong SAR Government and is listed as an arbitrator with a number of leading arbitral institutions, including HKIAC.
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