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Hualon Corporation (M) SDN BHD (in receivership) v Marty Limited (Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, BVIHC (COM) 2014/0090)

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  1. 8 April 2016British Virgin Islands

    8 April 2016British Virgin Islands

    Judgment of the High Court of Justice, Commercial Division, Territory of the Virgin Islands in claim BVIHC (COM) 2014/0090 dated 8 April 2016

    High Court of Justice, Commercial Division, Territory of the Virgin Islands

    Case no.
    BVIHC (COM) 2014/0090
    Decision summary
    The Court granted Hualon's application, referred the parties to arbitration on the arbitral tribunal's jurisdiction, and stayed the court proceeding pending that determination. The temporary stay would become permanent if the tribunal found jurisdiction, and would otherwise be lifted for disputes outside the tribunal's jurisdiction.

    Supporting details

    25 authorities · 7 participants
    Hualon Corporation (M) SDN BHD (in receivership)
    Representative
    John Carrington QC (For: Hualon Corporation (M) SDN BHD (in receivership))
    Representative
    Dian Fahie-deCastro (For: Hualon Corporation (M) SDN BHD (in receivership))
    Marty Limited
    Representative
    Paul Dennis QC (For: Marty Limited)
    Representative
    Nadine Whyte (For: Marty Limited)
    High Court of Justice, Commercial Division, Territory of the Virgin Islands

    Authorities cited

    25
    • Anzen Limited and others v Hermes One Limited ([2016] UKPC 1)
      case-law
    • UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
      model-law
    • Arbitration Act, 2013, Act No. 13 of 2013
      statute
    • New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention, 10 June 1958)
      treaty
    • International Commercial Arbitration (Gary Born, 2nd Edition (2014))
      academic
    • UNCITRAL 2012 Digest of Case Law on the Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (United Nations (2012))
      academic
    • Waiver of the Right to Arbitrate by Resort to Litigation in the Context of International Commercial Arbitration (Vol. 2, Journal of International Commercial Law and Technology (2007))
      academic
    • Tomolugen Holdings Ltd v Silica Investors Ltd ([2015] SGCA 57; [2015] 1 SLR 373)
      case-law
    • Bluegold Investment Holdings Ltd v Kwan Chun Fun Calvin ([2016] HKEC 532)
      case-law
    • Ivax Corp v B Braun of America Inc. (286 F3d 1309)
      case-law
    • Zhang v Shanghai Wool and Jute Chemical Co Ltd ([200] VSCA 113)
      case-law
    • Comandate Marine Corp v Pan Australia Shipping Pty Ltd ((2006) CAFC 192)
      case-law
    • Hume v A.A. Mutual International Insurance ([1996] LRLR 19)
      case-law
    • Perforaciones Marinas Del Golfo, SA Permargo v Sedco Inc (5th Cir. 1985)
      case-law
    • Hilti v Oldach (392 F 2d 368)
      case-law
    • Keytrade USA Inc v MV/Ain Temouchent, Transport Maritime & Compagnie Nationale Algerienne de Navigations Maritime (5th Cir. 2005)
      case-law
    • Downing v Al Tameer Establishment and another ([2002] EWCA Civ 721)
      case-law
    • Racecourse Betting Control Board v Secretary for Air ([1944] Ch 114)
      case-law
    • Channel Tunnel Group Ltd v Balfour Beatty Construction Ltd ([1993] AC 334)
      case-law
    • Lombard North Central plc and another v GATX Corporation ([2012] EWHC 1067 (Comm))
      case-law
    • Stemcor UK Ltd v Global Steel Holdings Ltd and another ([2015] EWHC 363 (Comm))
      case-law
    • Birse Construction Ltd v St David Ltd ([1999] BLR 194)
      case-law
    • Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v Canadian National Railway Co. ([1997] 1 SCR 5; 1997 CanLII 395 (SCC))
      case-law
    • Reichhold Norway ASA v Goldman Sachs International ([1999] EWCA Civ 1703)
      case-law
    • HCA 2394/2008 and 280/2009 ([2010] HKEC 146)
      case-law

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