HKMAG Terms
The HKMAG Terms (2021) are substantially based on the 2021 version of the Terms of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA), with kind permission, with changes made to incorporate references to Hong Kong procedural law. The HKMAG Terms (2021) are effective for appointments on or after 1 September 2021.
HKMAG Terms (2021) may be downloaded here.
HKMAG Terms (2017) may be downloaded here.
HKMAG Small Claims Procedure
The HKMAG Small Claims Procedure (2021) is substantially based on the 2021 version of the Small Claims Procedure of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA), with kind permission, with changes made to incorporate references to Hong Kong procedural law. The Procedure shall apply to any dispute which parties have agreed should be referred to arbitration under the Procedure. If any such agreement refers to a monetary limit for disputes that may be so referred, such limit shall be deemed to exclude interest and costs unless the parties agree otherwise. In the absence of such an agreed monetary limit, this Procedure shall apply where the total amount of the claimant’s claims and the total amount of any counterclaims does not exceed US$100,000 (with this limit applying separately to claims and counterclaims, and not as an aggregate figure). The HKMAG Small Claims Procedure (2021) is effective for appointments on or after 1 September 2021.
HKMAG Small Claims Procedure (2021) may be downloaded here.
HKMAG Small Claims Procedure (2017) may be downloaded here.
HKMAG Procedures for the Administration of Arbitration under the HKMAG Terms
The majority of maritime disputes are resolved through ad-hoc arbitration procedures. In some cases, the Parties agree to have the resolution of their dispute administered by the arbitral organisation, especially if application to the Mainland Courts for interim measures is likely to be taken under the ‘Arrangement Concerning Mutual Assistance in Aid of Arbitral Proceedings by the Courts of the Mainland and of the Hong Kong SAR’. HKMAG is a qualified arbitral institution under the Arrangement.
HKMAG has produced Procedures for the Administration of Arbitration under the HKMAG Terms, a copy of which may be downloaded here.
The Chinese version of the Interim Measures Arrangement may be downloaded here
An English Translation of the Interim Measures Arrangement may be downloaded here.