Matter
A v B (High Court of Hong Kong HCCT 68/2022)
Hong Kong proceedings concerned interim relief restricting disclosure of information about arbitrations and an award, with later directions and refusal of an expedited restraining application.
Procedural record
- 17 August 2022Hong Kong
17 August 2022Hong Kong
Injunction order of the High Court of Hong Kong in HCCT 68/2022 dated 17 August 2022
High Court of Hong Kong
- Decision summary
- The High Court granted A's ex parte application for an injunction restraining B from disclosing, publishing, or communicating information relating to the arbitrations and any arbitral award, subject to the statutory and arbitral-rules exceptions stated in the order.
Participants
A
B
High Court of Hong Kong
9 days later · 9 days
- 26 August 2022Hong Kong
26 August 2022Hong Kong
Order of the High Court of Hong Kong in HCCT 68/2022 dated 26 August 2022
High Court of Hong Kong
- Decision summary
- The High Court continued the injunction by consent.
Participants
A
B
High Court of Hong Kong
- Judge
- Lisa Wong
1 month and 28 days later · 59 days
- 24 October 2022Hong Kong
24 October 2022Hong Kong
Decision of the High Court of Hong Kong in HCCT 68/2022 dated 24 October 2022
High Court of Hong Kong
- Decision summary
- The High Court dismissed A's ex parte application for a restraining order with costs.
Participants
A
B
High Court of Hong Kong
- Judge
- Lisa Wong
4 days later · 4 days
- 28 October 2022Hong Kong
28 October 2022Hong Kong
Directions of the High Court of Hong Kong in HCCT 68/2022 dated 28 October 2022
High Court of Hong Kong
- Decision summary
- The High Court directed the parties to file evidence and adjourned the hearing of A's inter partes summons for substantive argument on an expedited date.
Participants
A
B
High Court of Hong Kong
- Judge
- K Yeung
24 days later · 24 days
- 21 November 2022Hong Kong
21 November 2022Hong Kong
Directions of the High Court of Hong Kong in HCCT 68/2022 dated 21 November 2022
High Court of Hong Kong
- Decision summary
- The High Court directed the parties to make submissions on paper on why it should not decline to grant the interim relief sought under section 45(4) of the Arbitration Ordinance.
Participants
A
B
High Court of Hong Kong
10 days later · 10 days
- 1 December 2022Hong Kong
1 December 2022Hong Kong
Decision of the High Court of Hong Kong in the case HCCT 68/2022 dated 1 December 2022
High Court of Hong Kong
- Citation
- [2022] HKCFI 3620
- Decision summary
- The High Court dismissed A's 23 November 2022 summons seeking an expedited hearing of A's application for a restraining order concerning disclosure, publication, or communication of information relating to the arbitrations and an arbitral award. The Court held that the requested interim relief was more appropriately dealt with by the arbitral tribunal and ordered A to pay B's costs of the summons, with a Certificate for Counsel.
Participants
A
- Representative
- Timothy Parker (For: A)
- Representative
- TITUS (For: A)
B
- Representative
- Martin Ho (For: B)
- Representative
- Clifford Chance (For: B)
High Court of Hong Kong
- Judge
- Mimmie Chan