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E v N (Hong Kong Court of First Instance HCCT 221/2025)

Case no.
HKIAC/A23180
  1. 6 August 2025Arbitration

    6 August 2025Arbitration

    Final Award in HKIAC arbitration A23180 dated 6 August 2025

    Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal found that E breached the fuel-oil sale contract through non-compliant vanadium and sodium levels, that N was entitled to terminate under clause 21, and that N was entitled to liquidated damages, surplus payment, guarantee-related damages, interest and costs. It dismissed N's quality-and-purpose claim based on an implied term.

    Supporting details

    3 participants
    E
    N
    Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

    1 month and 10 days later · 41 days

  2. 16 September 2025Arbitration

    16 September 2025Arbitration

    Decision on Application for Correction of the Final Award in HKIAC arbitration A23180 dated 16 September 2025

    Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

    Supporting details

    3 participants
    E
    N
    Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

    8 months and 20 days later · 262 days

  3. 5 June 2026Hong Kong

    5 June 2026Hong Kong

    Reasons for Decision of the Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong in HCCT 221/2025 dated 5 June 2026

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

    Case no.
    HCCT 221/2025
    Citation
    [2026] HKCFI 3293
    Decision summary
    The Court dismissed E's application to set aside the HKIAC final award, with costs on an indemnity basis. It held that any issue estoppel arising from the Mainland decision concerned the merits or admissibility of N's claims rather than the tribunal's jurisdiction; the tribunal had dealt with the termination issue; and there was no public-policy basis to refuse enforcement. The Court held that the tribunal's findings on the contractual vanadium and sodium specifications and N's termination under clause 21 were not reviewable as alleged errors on the merits.

    Supporting details

    9 authorities · 8 participants
    Application
    Application to set aside the final award — Dismissed
    E
    Representative
    Roger Phang (For: E)
    Representative
    King & Wood (For: E)
    N
    Representative
    Cherry Xu (For: N)
    Representative
    Charlie Liu (For: N)
    Representative
    Wilkinson & Grist (For: N)
    Court of First Instance of the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

    Authorities cited

    9
    • Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609)
      statute
    • Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)
      rule
    • C v D (2023) 26 HKCFAR 216
      case
    • BBA v BAZ [2020] SGCA 53
      case
    • BTN v BTP [2020] SGCA 105
      case
    • Republic of Sierra Leone v SL Mining Ltd [2021] Bus LR 704
      case
    • Fiona Trust
      case
    • R v F [2012] 5 HKLRD 278
      case
    • PRC Guarantee Law
      statute

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