PAULO FOHLIN

Partner since: 1997
Member of the Swedish Bar Association since: 1994

Office: Hong Kong
Mobile: +852 6085 4989, +46 70 872 81 39
E-mail: paulo.fohlin@vinge.se

Practice Areas: China Practice | Litigation & Arbitration

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Experience

More than 20 years of experience of predominantly dispute resolution at Vinge.
Adviser and counsel in international and domestic arbitration and litigation, and in investment treaty arbitration. In addition, a member of Vinge’s China Practice Group.
Also accepts appointments as arbitrator. Included on the Panel of Arbitrators of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and on the List of Arbitrators of the Chinese European Arbitration Centre (CEAC).
Teacher in contract law and the law on sales at Uppsala University Faculty of Law 1987-1988.

Other qualifications

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK (FCIArb).
CIArb Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration (DiplCArb).
Member of the Committee of the CIArb East Asia Branch.
Member of the Editorial Board of Asian Dispute Review.
Member of ICC Hong Kong Arbitration Committee.
Lecturer on arbitration and contract law in Sweden and abroad.
CIArb Course in International Commercial Arbitration, Oxford.
CIArb International Award Writing Exam, London.
CIArb Practice and Procedure Exam, Hong Kong.
Scholarship in contracts and torts at University of Minnesota Law School, USA, 1985.

Languages

Swedish
English

Publications

Writers	Articles
Fohlin Paulo	Cross-border investors: do you know your (new) rights? Recent rulings by arbitration tribunals under bilateral investment treaties may give cross-border investors more rights than they realize China Business Law Journal, Volume 1, Issue 5, May 2010
Fohlin Paulo	Litigation contra arbitration and other ADR in Sweden Inside the Minds: ADR Client Strategies in the EU, Aspatore Books/Thomson Reuters, November 2009
Fohlin Paulo	Understanding Arbitration in International China-related Matters Inside the Minds: ADR Client Strategies in Asia, Aspatore Books/Thomson Reuters, October 2009
Fohlin Paulo	Comments on the Swedish Supreme Court's recent judgment on the so-called "Doctrine of Assertion" and the arbitrators' jurisdiction in investment disputes Stockholm International Arbitration Review 2008:3, October 2009 Read more
Fohlin Paulo	Swedish Chapter in International Commercial Dispute Resolution Tottel Publishing, 2009
Fohlin Paulo	Changes to the Code of Judicial Procedure Imminent International Law Office Newsletter, 21 October, 20
Fohlin Paulo	A Case for a Right of Appeal from Negative Jurisdictional Rulings in International Arbitrations Governed by the UNCITRAL Model Law Asian Dispute Review, October 2008 Read more
Fohlin Paulo	China/Sweden Arbitrations: Hong Kong and Sweden General Chapter in Global Legal Group’s International Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration 2008 Read more
Fohlin Paulo	Supreme Court Clarifies Doctrine of Assertion in Investment Arbitration International Law Office Newsletter, 27 May 2008 Read more
Fohlin Paulo	The doctrine of assertion and jurisdictional issues in investment arbitration, Arbitraje comercial y arbitraje de inversión El arbitraje en el Perú y el mundo, Instituto Peruano de arbitraje, 2008
Fohlin Paulo	Supreme Court Sets Aside Arbitral Award Due to Lack of Impartiality International Law Office newsletter, 18 December 2007 Read more
Fohlin Paulo	Court of Appeal Ruling on Arbitrator's Impartiality and Mandate International Law Office Newsletter, 10 July 2007 Read more
Fohlin Paulo	China/Sweden Arbitartions The International Comparative Legal Guide to: International Arbitration, General Chapter pp 11-16 Read more
Fohlin Paulo	The Swedish Arbitration Act of 1999, Five Years On: A Critical Review of Strenghts and Weaknesses JurisNet, LLC 2006, 630 s., JT 2006-07 nr 3, s. 734 Read more
Fohlin Paulo	Arbitration under Investment Treaties, National Report of Sweden, International Arbitration Commission AIJA Annual Congress, 2005 Read more
Fohlin Paulo	General Report Class Actions, Civil Litigation Commission AIJA Annual Congress, 2006 Read more
Fohlin Paulo	Suggested Changes to the Swedish Code of Judicial Procedure International Law Office Newsletter, 12 February 2002 Read more
Fohlin Paulo Rosengren Jonas	Overview Swedish Civil Procedure International Law office, Newsletter, 14 May 2002 Read more
Fohlin Paulo Nilsson Ola	Government Introduces Class Actions Law Office Newsletter, 9 July 2002 Read more
Fohlin Paulo	Default Judgments Allowed in Order to Increase Efficiency International Law Office Newsletter, 24 September 2002 Read more
Fohlin Paulo Säterberg Mats	Arbitration Award Incompatible With ”Fundamental Principles" International Law Office Newsletter, 10 December 2002 Read more
Fohlin Paulo Rosengren Jonas Ekstedt Karin	The Validity of Arbitration Clauses in Bankrupty Proceedings International Law Office Newsletter, 31 May 2003 Read more
Fohlin Paulo Nilsson Katarina Rosengren Jonas	Supreme Court Clarifies Interim Security Measures International Law Office Newsletter, 16 March 2004 Read more
Fohlin Paulo Gramming Christoffer	Damage Estimation Applies to Arbitration International Law Office Newsletter, 13 July 2004 Read more
Fohlin Paulo Granlund Carolina	Court Confirms Narrow Application of Public Order International Law Office Newsletter, 26 October 2004 Read more
Fohlin Paulo Myrén Johan	Final Decision on Arbitrator’s Impartiality International Law Office Newsletter, 1 February 2005 Read more
Fohlin Paulo Myrén Johan	Court Rules on Waiver of Right to Arbitrate International Law Office Newsletter, 31 May 2005 Read more
Fohlin Paulo	Court Rules on Jurisdiction under Article 5(1) of Brussels Convention International Law Office Newsletter, 11 October 2005 Read more
Arstedt Lisa Fohlin Paulo	Court of Appeal Partially Sets Aside Award International Law Office Newsletter, 24 January 2006 Read more
Fohlin Paulo	Court Rules on Forfeiture of Right to Rely on Arbitration Agreement International Law Office Newsletter, 2 May 2006 Read more
Fohlin Paulo Nyberg Yohanna	Court Rules on Doctrine of Assertion International Law Office Newsletter, 23 May 2006 Read more
Fohlin Paulo Myrén Johan	Court of Appeal Rules on Arbitrator’s Impartiality International Law Office Newsletter, 17 October 2006 Read more
Fohlin Paulo Chi Christine	Is an Arbitration Institute Decision on Arbitrators’ Fees Final? International Law Office Newsletter,6 March 2007 Read more

Education

Uppsala University (LL M, 1988)