Notes from the enforcement desk,written by those who conduct it.
Recovery frequently turns on developments that attract little notice: the date a reciprocal-enforcement arrangement takes effect, or one court’s approach to funding disclosure. Where we meet one on a live matter, those conducting it write it up under their own names — clients anonymised, reasoning intact.
The ArbiHonor Quarterly, Q3 2026: How acquisition structures reprice enforceability
When the funder becomes the claim holder, underwriting shifts from merits to enforceability. This issue examines the consequences for the pricing model.
The PRC–Hong Kong mutual enforcement arrangements in practice: three years of data
Since the arrangements took effect, filing and enforcement data show a picture that does not entirely match the design expectation.
The limits of claim assignment under PRC law: the legal basis for acquisition
Outright assignment is not novel under PRC law, but its validity turns on conditions that are easily overlooked.
Where assets sit behind layered offshore vehicles, a disclosure order is often more effective than substantive veil-piercing.
Several jurisdictions are tightening disclosure of third-party funding arrangements, raising new questions for cross-border strategy.
Unsatisfied final awards form a sizeable but deeply illiquid pool. Pricing capability decides who can access it.
Administrators abandon recovery claims primarily because the estate cannot fund them, not because the claims lack merit.
Southeast Asian matters continue to grow as a share of new commitments, led by construction and energy arbitration.
Respondents often seek security for costs on the basis that the claimant is funded. The argument is narrower than commonly assumed.
Onshore balance-sheet capital and offshore fund capital can now deploy in parallel, covering both sides of a single matter.
The Quarterly: four issues a year, on enforcement alone
Movements in enforcement timelines by jurisdiction, recent rulings on funding disclosure, and the direction of pricing for funded claims. No promotional material.