First CICC rulings—arbitration agreements binding despite non-execution of contracts (Luck Treat v Zhongyuan Chen Commercial Investment Holdings and two other cases)

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of the rulings?
• What was the background to the rulings?
• What issues were before the CICC?
• What did the CICC decide?
• Why are these rulings significant?
• Case details

Article summary

Arbitration analysis: The China International Commercial Court (CICC) has recently issued its first rulings in three inter-related cases in which the court considered the application of the doctrine of separability of the arbitration agreement under the law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner John Choong and senior associates Yong Wei Chan and Xin Liu discuss the implications of the rulings.