In CC v AC [2025] HKCFI 855 (Date of Decision: 27 February 2025), the Hong Kong Court of First Instance (“Court”) dismissed an application to set aside an order to enforce an arbitral award. The main basis of challenge...more
The Hong Kong Court of Appeal has confirmed that arguments over "escalation clauses" – multi tiered dispute resolution provisions which require negotiation or mediation before formal proceedings can be commenced – should be...more
A Hong Kong court has dismissed an application to set aside leave to enforce an arbitral award issued by the American Arbitration Association in Los Angeles. The court said it was impossible to find on the available evidence...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