Chinese Companies Cannot Object To Arbitration They Sought, Federal Judge Rules

(December 23, 2019, 9:09 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on Nov. 19 upheld an arbitration tribunal’s finding in a mining ore dispute between the nation of Mongolia and three Chinese entities, ruling that the Chinese companies could not object to the tribunal’s ability to determine arbitrability after initiating the seven-year arbitration and not raising the objection at any prior point (Beijing Shougang Mining Investment Company, Ltd., et al. v. Mongolia, No. 17-7436, S.D. N.Y., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 206072)....