Matter
CC v AC (High Court of Hong Kong HCCT 43/2024 [2025] HKCFI 855)
CC and AC’s arbitration over unpaid sums under trust-fund management agreements, with Hong Kong award-enforcement proceedings concerning notice and a defence.
Procedural record
- 31 January 2024Arbitration
31 January 2024Arbitration
Arbitral Award of the Asian International Arbitration Centre dated 31 January 2024
Asian International Arbitration Centre
- Decision summary
- The Award required AC to pay CC SGD 100,000, USD 118,750, and costs of USD 82,530.98.
Participants
CC
AC
Asian International Arbitration Centre
1 year and 27 days later · 393 days
- 27 February 2025Hong Kong
27 February 2025Hong Kong
Decision of the High Court of Hong Kong in the case HCCT 43/2024 dated 27 February 2025
High Court of Hong Kong
- Citation
- [2025] HKCFI 855
- Decision summary
- The Court dismissed AC's application to set aside the Enforcement Order for the Award. It held that AC had proper notice of the arbitration and appointment of the arbitrator, had not shown that it was unable to present its case, and had not established a reason to refuse enforcement; AC was ordered to pay CC's costs on an indemnity basis with a certificate for counsel.
Participants
- Application
- Application to set aside the Enforcement Order — Dismissed
CC
- Representative
- Wing So (For: CC)
- Representative
- Joseph MK Chan, Solicitors (For: CC)
AC
- Representative
- Jeffrey Tam (For: AC)
- Representative
- Kin Lau (For: AC)
- Representative
- Siu and Company, Solicitors (For: AC)
High Court of Hong Kong
- Judge
- Mimmie Chan