Matter
Hop Hing Iron Works & Construction Co. Ltd. v ACG Joint Venture (HCA 2533/2002)
Hop Hing and ACG’s construction subcontract arbitration, with Hong Kong litigation over alleged rights to variation works and an application for a stay.
Procedural record
- 16 July 2002Hong Kong
16 July 2002Hong Kong
Ruling of the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Court of First Instance in the case HCA 2533/2002 dated 16 July 2002
High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Court of First Instance
- Decision summary
- The court refused the Plaintiff's application to adjourn the Defendant's application for a stay in favour of arbitration and proceeded to hear the stay application. The dispute concerned alleged obligations relating to variation works under a construction subcontract and had a substantial connection with existing arbitration proceedings between the parties.
Participants
- Application
- Plaintiff's application for adjournment — Refused
Hop Hing Iron Works & Construction Co. Ltd.
- Representative
- Lam Kin Hung (For: Hop Hing Iron Works & Construction Co. Ltd.)
- Representative
- M F Ko & Co. (For: Hop Hing Iron Works & Construction Co. Ltd.)
ACG Joint Venture
- Representative
- Craig Shepherd (For: ACG Joint Venture)
- Representative
- Herbert Smith (For: ACG Joint Venture)
High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Court of First Instance
- Judge
- A Cheung