Arbitral Digest

Matter

Hector Finance Group Limited v Caldicott Worldwide Limited

  1. 30 January 2020Arbitration

    30 January 2020Arbitration

    Order granting leave to serve the Defendants outside the jurisdiction

    Decision summary
    The Commercial Court granted Caldicott leave to serve the second to fourth defendants outside the jurisdiction.

    Supporting details

    2 participants
    Caldicott Worldwide Limited
    the second to fourth defendants in the court below

    2 months and 24 days later · 84 days

  2. 23 April 2020Arbitration

    23 April 2020Arbitration

    Ex parte freezing injunction order

    Decision summary
    The Commercial Court granted Caldicott an ex parte injunction freezing the Company's assets up to S$9,943,978 and requiring disclosure.

    Supporting details

    2 participants
    Caldicott Worldwide Limited
    Hector Finance Group Limited

    5 days later · 5 days

  3. 28 April 2020Arbitration

    28 April 2020Arbitration

    Order granting a stay of the BVI claim against the Company in favour of arbitration

    Decision summary
    The Commercial Court stayed Caldicott's claim against the Company in favour of arbitration and did not stay the claim against the second to fourth defendants.

    Supporting details

    2 participants
    Hector Finance Group Limited
    Caldicott Worldwide Limited

    22 days later · 22 days

  4. 20 May 2020Arbitration

    20 May 2020Arbitration

    Order continuing the injunction until the hearing on 27 May 2020

    Decision summary
    The Commercial Court continued the injunction until the hearing on 27 May 2020.

    Supporting details

    2 participants
    Caldicott Worldwide Limited
    Hector Finance Group Limited

    3 months and 27 days later · 119 days

  5. 16 September 2020Arbitration

    16 September 2020Arbitration

    Fresh freezing injunction order

    Decision summary
    The Commercial Court dismissed the Company's application to discharge the injunction and continued the injunction or granted a fresh injunction under section 43 of the Arbitration Act.

    Supporting details

    2 authorities · 4 participants
    Caldicott Worldwide Limited
    Representative
    Carey Olsen (For: Caldicott Worldwide Limited)
    Hector Finance Group Limited
    Other

    Authorities cited

    2
    • Arbitration Act, 2013, Act No. 13 of 2013
      statute
    • Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Virgin Islands) Act
      statute
  6. 16 September 2020British Virgin Islands

    16 September 2020British Virgin Islands

    Commercial Court judgment and order dated 16 September 2020

    Commercial Court of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)

    Decision summary
    The Commercial Court dismissed the Company's application to discharge the injunction and continued the injunction or granted a fresh injunction under section 43 of the Arbitration Act.

    Supporting details

    2 authorities · 4 participants
    Caldicott Worldwide Limited
    Representative
    Carey Olsen (For: Caldicott Worldwide Limited)
    Hector Finance Group Limited
    Commercial Court of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)

    Authorities cited

    2
    • Arbitration Act, 2013, Act No. 13 of 2013
      statute
    • Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Virgin Islands) Act
      statute

    8 days later · 8 days

  7. 24 September 2020Arbitration

    24 September 2020Arbitration

    Order dismissing the Defendants' applications

    Decision summary
    The Commercial Court dismissed the second to fourth defendants' applications to set aside service outside the jurisdiction and to stay the claim against them in favour of arbitration.

    Supporting details

    2 participants
    Caldicott Worldwide Limited
    the second to fourth defendants in the court below

    8 months and 8 days later · 250 days

  8. 1 June 2021British Virgin Islands

    1 June 2021British Virgin Islands

    Judgment of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the case BVIHCVAP2020/0012 dated 1 June 2021

    Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the Court of Appeal

    Case no.
    BVIHCVAP2020/0012
    Citation
    Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, judgment of 1 June 2021, BVIHCVAP2020/0012
    Decision summary
    The Court of Appeal dismissed Hector Finance Group Limited's appeal and awarded costs, holding that it had no jurisdiction to hear an appeal from the fresh freezing injunction granted under section 43 of the Arbitration Act.

    Supporting details

    4 authorities · 9 participants
    Hector Finance Group Limited
    Representative
    Mr. Robert Nader (For: Hector Finance Group Limited)
    Caldicott Worldwide Limited
    Representative
    Mr. Stephen Moverley Smith, QC (For: Caldicott Worldwide Limited)
    Representative
    Mr. Dhanshuklal Vekaria (For: Caldicott Worldwide Limited)
    the second to fourth defendants in the court below
    Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the Court of Appeal

    Authorities cited

    4
    • Arbitration Act, 2013, Act No. 13 of 2013
      statute
    • Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Virgin Islands) Act
      statute
    • Franek Jan Sodzawiczny v Andrew Joseph Ruhan and others ([2018] EWHC 1908 (Comm))
      case
    • Iraqi Civilians v Ministry of Defence
      case

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