CS v HKR (High Court of Hong Kong HCCT 72/2024 [2025] HKCFI 611)

Procedural record

1. 22 November 2024Hong Kong

   22 November 2024Hong Kong

   Decision of the High Court of Hong Kong dated 22 November 2024

   High Court of Hong Kong

   Decision summary

   The court refused CS leave to appeal against the arbitral award on points of law.

   Participants

   CS

   HKR

   High Court of Hong Kong

   2 months and 16 days later · 77 days

2. 7 February 2025Hong Kong

   7 February 2025Hong Kong

   Decision of the High Court of Hong Kong in the case HCCT 72/2024 dated 7 February 2025

   High Court of Hong Kong

   Case no.

   HCCT 72/2024

   Citation

   [2025] HKCFI 611

   Decision summary

   The court granted CS leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal on Questions 1 and 3 arising from the arbitral award, concerning construction of the subcontract and possible double recovery. It refused leave on Questions 2 and 4 and ordered nisi that CS pay half of the application costs, with the balance in the cause of the appeal.

   Participants

   CS

   Representative

   Peter Clayton SC (For: CS)

   Representative

   Pinsent Masons (For: CS)

   HKR

   Representative

   Douglas Lam SC (For: HKR)

   Representative

   Solomon Lam (For: HKR)

   Representative

   Wong & Lawyers (For: HKR)

   High Court of Hong Kong

   Judge

   Mimmie Chan

   Authorities cited

   3

   • Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609)
     statute
   • Maeda Kensetsu Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Maeda Corp) v Bauer Hong Kong Ltd ([2019] HKCFI 1427)
     case-law
   • The Chrysalis ([1983] 1 WLR 1469)
     case-law
3. Date not availableArbitration

   Date not availableArbitration

   Arbitral Award

   Participants

   CS

   HKR