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Houtai Investment Holdings Limited v Crown Asia Engineering Limited (Court of Appeal of the High Court of Hong Kong, CAMP 330/2021)

  1. 27 May 2021Hong Kong

    27 May 2021Hong Kong

    Decision of the High Court of Hong Kong in the case HCA 1725/2019 dated 27 May 2021

    High Court of Hong Kong

    Case no.
    HCA 1725/2019
    Decision summary
    The High Court of Hong Kong stayed Houtai Investment Holdings Limited's action against Crown Asia Engineering Limited pending arbitration under section 20 of the Arbitration Ordinance. It also stayed the action against the remaining defendants pending the arbitration because their potential liability depended on issues to be determined in the arbitration, and parallel proceedings risked duplicated costs and conflicting outcomes.

    2 months later · 61 days

  2. 27 July 2021Hong Kong

    27 July 2021Hong Kong

    Refusal of leave decision of the High Court of Hong Kong dated 27 July 2021

    High Court of Hong Kong

    Decision summary
    The High Court of Hong Kong refused Houtai Investment Holdings Limited leave to appeal against the stay of its action against the remaining defendants pending arbitration.

    7 months and 16 days later · 231 days

  3. 15 March 2022Hong Kong

    15 March 2022Hong Kong

    Judgment of the Court of Appeal of the High Court of Hong Kong in the case CAMP 330/2021 dated 15 March 2022

    Court of Appeal of the High Court of Hong Kong

    Case no.
    CAMP 330/2021
    Citation
    [2022] HKCA 411
    Decision summary
    The Court of Appeal dismissed Houtai Investment Holdings Limited's application for leave to appeal against the stay of its action against the remaining defendants pending arbitration. It ordered Houtai to pay the remaining defendants' costs of the application, summarily assessed at HK$82,000, and directed that no party could request reconsideration of the determination at an oral hearing inter partes.

    Supporting details

    10 authorities · 17 participants
    Houtai Investment Holdings Limited
    Representative
    Vincent Lam (For: Houtai Investment Holdings Limited)
    Representative
    Kurt Ng (For: Houtai Investment Holdings Limited)
    Representative
    Ben Chan (For: Houtai Investment Holdings Limited)
    Representative
    Siao, Wen & Leung (For: Houtai Investment Holdings Limited)
    Leung Yat Tung
    Representative
    Joseph Wong (For: Leung Yat Tung · Li Kam Wa · Kwan Man Kam · Kwan Tim Yau · Richway Legend Limited · Chan Yick Cheong · Liu Cheuk Lim)
    Representative
    Poon & Cheung (For: Leung Yat Tung · Li Kam Wa · Kwan Man Kam · Kwan Tim Yau · Richway Legend Limited · Chan Yick Cheong · Liu Cheuk Lim)
    Li Kam Wa
    Representative
    Joseph Wong (For: Leung Yat Tung · Li Kam Wa · Kwan Man Kam · Kwan Tim Yau · Richway Legend Limited · Chan Yick Cheong · Liu Cheuk Lim)
    Representative
    Poon & Cheung (For: Leung Yat Tung · Li Kam Wa · Kwan Man Kam · Kwan Tim Yau · Richway Legend Limited · Chan Yick Cheong · Liu Cheuk Lim)
    Kwan Man Kam
    Representative
    Joseph Wong (For: Leung Yat Tung · Li Kam Wa · Kwan Man Kam · Kwan Tim Yau · Richway Legend Limited · Chan Yick Cheong · Liu Cheuk Lim)
    Representative
    Poon & Cheung (For: Leung Yat Tung · Li Kam Wa · Kwan Man Kam · Kwan Tim Yau · Richway Legend Limited · Chan Yick Cheong · Liu Cheuk Lim)
    Crown Asia Engineering Limited
    Kwan Tim Yau
    Representative
    Joseph Wong (For: Leung Yat Tung · Li Kam Wa · Kwan Man Kam · Kwan Tim Yau · Richway Legend Limited · Chan Yick Cheong · Liu Cheuk Lim)
    Representative
    Poon & Cheung (For: Leung Yat Tung · Li Kam Wa · Kwan Man Kam · Kwan Tim Yau · Richway Legend Limited · Chan Yick Cheong · Liu Cheuk Lim)
    Richway Legend Limited
    Representative
    Joseph Wong (For: Leung Yat Tung · Li Kam Wa · Kwan Man Kam · Kwan Tim Yau · Richway Legend Limited · Chan Yick Cheong · Liu Cheuk Lim)
    Representative
    Poon & Cheung (For: Leung Yat Tung · Li Kam Wa · Kwan Man Kam · Kwan Tim Yau · Richway Legend Limited · Chan Yick Cheong · Liu Cheuk Lim)
    Chan Yick Cheong
    Representative
    Joseph Wong (For: Leung Yat Tung · Li Kam Wa · Kwan Man Kam · Kwan Tim Yau · Richway Legend Limited · Chan Yick Cheong · Liu Cheuk Lim)
    Representative
    Poon & Cheung (For: Leung Yat Tung · Li Kam Wa · Kwan Man Kam · Kwan Tim Yau · Richway Legend Limited · Chan Yick Cheong · Liu Cheuk Lim)
    Liu Cheuk Lim
    Representative
    Joseph Wong (For: Leung Yat Tung · Li Kam Wa · Kwan Man Kam · Kwan Tim Yau · Richway Legend Limited · Chan Yick Cheong · Liu Cheuk Lim)
    Representative
    Poon & Cheung (For: Leung Yat Tung · Li Kam Wa · Kwan Man Kam · Kwan Tim Yau · Richway Legend Limited · Chan Yick Cheong · Liu Cheuk Lim)
    Court of Appeal of the High Court of Hong Kong

    Authorities cited

    10
    • Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance, Cap. 609
      statute
    • Hong Kong High Court Ordinance, Cap. 4
      statute
    • Hong Kong Basic Law
      statute
    • Xiamen Xinjindi v Eaton Properties (HCMP 13 of 2012)
      case-law
    • Mimi Kar Kee Wong Hung v Severn Villa Limited (HCMP 2192/2011)
      case-law
    • Redland Precast Concrete Products (China) Ltd v AES Steel Mould (Hong Kong) Ltd ([2021] HKCA 1229)
      case-law
    • Linfield Limited v Taoho Design Architects Limited ([2002] 2 HKC 204)
      case-law
    • China Medical Limited v Autoscale Resources Limited (HCA 2449/2008)
      case-law
    • Lucy Michaels v Centaline Property Agency Ltd ([2020] HKCA 705)
      case-law
    • Leung Wing Yi Aster v Kwok Yu Wah ((2015) 15 HKCAR 605)
      case-law

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