Matter
Grand Ocean & Williams Co., Limited v Jiangsu Huaxi Village Ocean Engineering Services Co., Ltd. (HCCT 24/2022)
- 5 January 2023Hong Kong
5 January 2023Hong Kong
Decision of the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Court of First Instance in the case HCCT 24/2022 dated 5 January 2023
High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Court of First Instance
- Citation
- [2023] HKCFI 86
- Decision summary
- The court granted Grand Ocean & Williams leave to issue a concurrent writ and serve it on Jiangsu Huaxi Village Ocean Engineering Services in Jiangsu, with amendments to the draft order. It held that the arbitration clauses in the two contracts for additional works were void and incapable of being performed, and that Hong Kong was the appropriate forum for the claims concerning the agreement, the additional works, and anchor removal.
Supporting details
3 authorities · 6 participantsGrand Ocean & Williams Co., Limited
- Representative
- Kwan Ping Kan (For: Grand Ocean & Williams Co., Limited)
- Representative
- Brenda Chark & Co (For: Grand Ocean & Williams Co., Limited)
Jiangsu Huaxi Village Ocean Engineering Services Co., Ltd.
High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Court of First Instance
- Judge
- Anthony Chan
- Judge
- M Chan