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Borrower v Lender (High Court of Hong Kong HCCT 146/2024; [2025] HKCFI 3197)

Case no.
HKIAC/A22006
Seat
Hong Kong
Applicable rules
HKIAC Rules
  1. 30 July 2024Hong Kong

    30 July 2024Hong Kong

    Final Award dated 30 July 2024

    Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

    Decision summary
    The tribunal allowed all of Lender's claims except the claim for unjust enrichment and allowed Borrower's counterclaim with an award of nominal damages.

    Supporting details

    2 participants
    Borrower
    Lender
    Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

    11 months and 24 days later · 359 days

  2. 24 July 2025Hong Kong

    24 July 2025Hong Kong

    Decision of the High Court of Hong Kong in the case HCCT 146/2024 dated 24 July 2025

    High Court of Hong Kong, Court of First Instance

    Case no.
    HCCT 146/2024
    Citation
    [2025] HKCFI 3197
    Decision summary
    The Court held that it had jurisdiction under Order 23 rule 1 of the Rules of the High Court to order security for costs in the setting-aside proceedings. It ordered Borrower to provide security of HK$1.5 million for Lender's costs, with the Originating Summons to be dismissed without further notice if the security was not provided as ordered, and ordered Borrower to pay the costs of the Security Summons.

    Supporting details

    16 authorities · 8 participants
    Borrower
    Representative
    Felix HY Tang (For: Borrower)
    Representative
    Tung, Ng, Tse & Lam (For: Borrower)
    Lender
    Representative
    Queenie Lau SC (For: Lender)
    Representative
    Cedric Yeung (For: Lender)
    Representative
    Simmons & Simmons (For: Lender)
    High Court of Hong Kong, Court of First Instance

    Authorities cited

    16
    • Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609) (Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609))
      statute
    • Hong Kong Companies Ordinance (Cap 622) (Companies Ordinance (Cap 622))
      statute
    • Hong Kong Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A) (Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A))
      statute
    • P1 v D ([2024] HKCFI 3052)
      case-law
    • Y v G1 ([2025] HKCFI 1317)
      case-law
    • SA v BH (Arbitration: Security for Costs) ([2024] HKCFI 1357)
      case-law
    • Xiamen Xinjingdi Group Co Ltd v Eton Properties Ltd ((2020) 23 HKCFAR 348)
      case-law
    • Sun Hing Ginza Ltd v Chan Kai Yan ([2022] 4 HKLRD 890)
      case-law
    • Top Flying Investment Ltd v Open Mission Assets Ltd ([2006] 4 HKLRD 83)
      case-law
    • Re HCB 6679/2015 (HCB 6679/2015, 16 May 2017)
      case-law
    • Soleh Boneh International Ltd v Government of the Republic of Uganda ([1993] 2 Lloyd's Rep 208)
      case-law
    • X v Jemmy Chien ([2019] HKCFI 2172)
      case-law
    • CNG v G and G ([2024] HKCFI 575)
      case-law
    • COG v ES ([2023] HKCFI 294)
      case-law
    • Hong Kong Civil Procedure 2025
      academic
    • Departmental Advisory Committee on Arbitration Law Report dated February 1996
      academic

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