Matter

Best Field Inc v Triangular Force Construction Engineering Limited (High Court of Hong Kong HCA 913/2021)

Applicable rules: Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Arbitration Rules

24 May 2022Hong Kong
24 May 2022Hong Kong
Judgment of the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Court of First Instance in the case HCA 913/2021 dated 24 May 2022
High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Court of First Instance
Case no.
HCA 913/2021
Citation
[2022] HKCFI 1641
Decision summary
The court held that the plaintiff’s dispute over payment for its alleged beneficial shareholding and the related oral agreement fell within the wide arbitration clause in the written consultancy agreement. It rejected the argument that the defendant’s silence in response to letters proposing court proceedings accepted the courts as the forum or waived the right to invoke arbitration, and stayed the action in favour of arbitration.
Supporting details
31 authorities · 8 participants
Best Field Inc
Representative
Look-chan Ho (For: Best Field Inc)
Representative
B Mak & Co (For: Best Field Inc)
Triangular Force Construction Engineering Limited
Representative
John Hui (For: Triangular Force Construction Engineering Limited)
Representative
Michael Li & Co (For: Triangular Force Construction Engineering Limited)
High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Court of First Instance
Judge
José-Antonio Maurellet
Judge
Mimmie Chan
Authorities cited
31
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  statute
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Direct judgment

Best Field Inc

Triangular Force Construction Engineering Limited

High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Court of First Instance