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Grand Ocean & Williams Co., Limited v Jiangsu Huaxi Village Ocean Engineering Services Co., Ltd. (HCCT 24/2022)

  1. 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

    Case no.
    HCCT 24/2022
    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 participants
    Grand 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
    M Chan

    Authorities cited

    3
    • Fong Chak Kwan v Ascentric Ltd ([2021] 6 HKC 401)
      case law
    • China Medical Technologies Inc (In Liquidation) v Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP ([2019] HKCFI 2631)
      case law
    • Klockner Pentaplast GmbH v Advance Technology (HK) Co Ltd ([2011] 4 HKLRD 262)
      case law

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