Astro Nusantara International B.V. and Others v PT A Yunda Prima Mitra and Others (Hong Kong enforcement of Singapore arbitration awards)

Procedural record

1. 7 May 2009Singapore

   7 May 2009Singapore

   Award on Preliminary Issues dated 7 May 2009

   Singapore International Arbitration Centre

   Decision summary

   The tribunal held that rule 24(b) of the 2007 SIAC Rules empowered it to join additional parties who were not parties to the arbitration agreement.

   Participants

   Astro Nusantara International B.V. and the other Astro companies

   PT First Media Tbk and the other Lippo companies

   Singapore International Arbitration Centre

   9 months and 9 days later · 285 days

2. 16 February 2010Singapore

   16 February 2010Singapore

   Interim Final Award dated 16 February 2010

   Singapore International Arbitration Centre

   Decision summary

   The tribunal rendered an Interim Final Award in favour of Astro for a sum exceeding US$130 million.

   Participants

   Astro Nusantara International B.V. and the other Astro companies

   PT First Media Tbk and the other Lippo companies

   Singapore International Arbitration Centre

   5 years, 6 months and 17 days later · 2024 days

3. 2 September 2015Hong Kong

   2 September 2015Hong Kong

   Decision of the Court of Appeal of the High Court of Hong Kong in CACV 251/2013, CACV 253/2013 and CACV 66/2015 dated 2 September 2015

   Court of Appeal of the High Court of Hong Kong

   Case no.

   CACV 251/2013; CACV 253/2013; CACV 66/2015

   Decision summary

   The Court directed that the garnishee-order appeals be dealt with after disposal of the setting-aside appeal, or until further order, with liberty to apply. It declined to direct separate early determination of the issue concerning the Singapore Court of Appeal judgment.

   Participants

   Astro Nusantara International B.V.

   Representative

   Bernard Man SC (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Representative

   Justin Ho (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Representative

   Clifford Chance (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V.

   Representative

   Bernard Man SC (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Representative

   Justin Ho (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Representative

   Clifford Chance (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V.

   Representative

   Bernard Man SC (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Representative

   Justin Ho (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Representative

   Clifford Chance (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Astro Multimedia N.V.

   Representative

   Bernard Man SC (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Representative

   Justin Ho (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Representative

   Clifford Chance (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Astro Overseas Limited

   Representative

   Bernard Man SC (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Representative

   Justin Ho (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Representative

   Clifford Chance (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Astro All Asia Networks PLC

   Representative

   Bernard Man SC (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Representative

   Justin Ho (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Representative

   Clifford Chance (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd

   Representative

   Bernard Man SC (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Representative

   Justin Ho (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Representative

   Clifford Chance (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC

   Representative

   Bernard Man SC (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Representative

   Justin Ho (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   Representative

   Clifford Chance (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. · Astro Nusantara Holdings B.V. · Astro Multimedia Corporation N.V. · Astro Multimedia N.V. · Astro Overseas Limited · Astro All Asia Networks PLC · MEASAT Broadcast Network Systems Sdn Bhd · All Asia Multimedia Network FZ-LLC)

   PT A Yunda Prima Mitra

   PT First Media Tbk

   Representative

   Mark Strachan SC (For: PT First Media Tbk · PT Direct Vision)

   Representative

   Jeffrey Chau (For: PT First Media Tbk · PT Direct Vision)

   Representative

   Stephenson Harwood (For: PT First Media Tbk · PT Direct Vision)

   PT Direct Vision

   Representative

   Mark Strachan SC (For: PT First Media Tbk · PT Direct Vision)

   Representative

   Jeffrey Chau (For: PT First Media Tbk · PT Direct Vision)

   Representative

   Stephenson Harwood (For: PT First Media Tbk · PT Direct Vision)

   AcrossAsia Limited

   Representative

   Roger Beresford (For: AcrossAsia Limited)

   Representative

   Reed Smith Richards Butler (For: AcrossAsia Limited)

   Court of Appeal of the High Court of Hong Kong

   Judge

   Master Lai

   Authorities cited

   8

   • Big Island Construction (HK) Ltd v Wu Yi Development Co Ltd (HCA 1957/2005 (10 April 2008))
     case-law
   • China Nanhai Oil Service Corporation Shenzhen Branch v Gee Tai Holdings Co Ltd ([1995] 2 HKLR 215)
     case-law
   • Hebei Import & Export Corp v Polyteck Engineering Co Ltd ([1999] 2 HKCFAR 111)
     case-law
   • Telford Development Ltd v Shui On Construction Co Ltd ([1990] 2 HKC 110)
     case-law
   • Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)
     statute
   • English Civil Procedure Rules 1998
     statute
   • Hong Kong Civil Procedure 2015 Volume 1
     academic
   • English Civil Procedure 2012 Volume 1
     academic

   2 years, 7 months and 9 days later · 952 days

4. 11 April 2018Hong Kong

   11 April 2018Hong Kong

   Judgment of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong in FACV No. 14 of 2017 dated 11 April 2018

   Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong

   Case no.

   FACV No. 14 of 2017

   Citation

   [2018] HKCFA 12

   Decision summary

   The Court unanimously allowed First Media's appeal, set aside the orders below, and extended by three months the time to apply for leave to set aside the Hong Kong enforcement orders and judgment. It held that the absence of a valid arbitration agreement between First Media and the additional parties was a fundamentally important factor and that the lower courts had applied the discretionary test inappropriately.

   Participants

   Astro Nusantara International B.V. and Others

   Representative

   Mr David Joseph QC (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. and Others)

   Representative

   Mr Bernard Man SC (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. and Others)

   Representative

   Mr Justin Ho (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. and Others)

   Representative

   Clifford Chance (For: Astro Nusantara International B.V. and Others)

   PT First Media Tbk

   Representative

   Mr Mark Strachan SC (For: PT First Media Tbk)

   Representative

   Mr Jeffrey Chau (For: PT First Media Tbk)

   Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong

   Judge

   Lord Reed NPJ

   Authorities cited

   18

   • PT First Media Tbk v Astro Nusantara International BV and others ([2013] SGCA 57)
     case-law
   • Guangzhou Green-Enhan Bio-Engineering Co Ltd v Green Power Health Products International Co Ltd ([2004] 4 HKC 163)
     case-law
   • First Laser Ltd v Fujian Enterprises (Holdings) Co Ltd ((2012) 15 HKCFAR 569)
     case-law
   • The Sennar (No 2) ([1985] 1 WLR 490)
     case-law
   • Société Nationale D'Operations Petrolieres de la Côte d'Ivoire Holding v Keen Lloyd Resources Ltd ([2004] 3 HKC 452)
     case-law
   • Gao Haiyan v Keeneye Holdings ([2012] 1 HKLRD 627)
     case-law
   • Minmetals Germany GmbH v Ferco Steel Ltd ([1999] CLC 647)
     case-law
   • Terna Bahrain Holding Company WLL v Al Shamsi ([2013] 1 Lloyd's Rep 86)
     case-law
   • Soinco Saci v Novokuznetsk Aluminium Plant ([1998] 2 Lloyd's Rep 337)
     case-law
   • Denton v TH White Ltd ([2014] 1 WLR 3926)
     case-law
   • Wing Fai Construction Co Ltd v Yip Kwong Robert ((2011) 14 HKCFAR 935)
     case-law
   • Paklito Investment Ltd v Klockner East Asia Ltd ([1993] 2 HKLR 39)
     case-law
   • Dallah Real Estate and Tourism Holding Co v Ministry of Religious Affairs of the Government of Pakistan ([2011] 1 AC 763)
     case-law
   • Kwan Lee Construction Co Ltd v Elevator Parts Engineering Co Ltd ([1997] HKLRD 965)
     case-law
   • Costellow v Somerset County Council ([1993] 1 WLR 256)
     case-law
   • The Decurion ([2012] 1 HKLRD 1063)
     case-law
   • Michael Jonathan Christopher Oldham v QBE Insurance (Europe) Ltd ([2017] EWHC 3045 (Comm))
     case-law
   • Big Island Construction (HK) Ltd v Wu Yi Development Co Ltd (HCA 1957/2005 (10 April 2008))
     case-law