It is common for construction industry participants to source various machinery, materials or components from overseas for construction projects in Hong Kong, or to have part of the construction and fabrication or assembly...more
6/5/2025
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Adjudication has become a key tool in the construction industry, helping employers and contractors resolve disputes quickly and keep cash flowing on projects. But when insolvency enters the picture, things can get tricky —...more
2/14/2025
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In CMBICDHAW Investments Limited v CDH Fund V Limited Partnership & others [2024] HKCA 516 (judgment date: 10 July 2024), the Hong Kong Court of Appeal (CA) addressed an appeal regarding the Court of First Instance’s (CFI)...more
In 廣東順德展煒商貿有限公司 v Sun Fung Timber Company Limited [2021] HKCFI 2407, a Hong Kong court set aside an enforcement order in respect of an arbitral award, after finding that the shareholder-director of the respondent had colluded...more
In the anonymised case of T v B [2021] HKCFI 3645, the High Court of Hong Kong ruled that a challenge concerning the non-compliance with a condition precedent for commencing arbitration (“pre-arbitration condition”) is a...more
In a recent judgment (Construction Company v Guarantor [2021] HKCFI 2558, judgment date: 17 August 2021), a Hong Kong court upheld a U.S. arbitral award made pursuant to a split dispute resolution clause. In dismissing the...more
10/7/2021
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