Matter
The Incorporated Owners of Merry Court, Kowloon v Trans-World Construction Engineering Limited
- 4 November 2022Hong Kong
4 November 2022Hong Kong
Decision of the District Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in DCCJ 6265/2020 dated 4 November 2022
District Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Citation
- [2022] HKDC 1264
- Decision summary
- The court rejected the defendant's objection that the third party's stay application was out of time, held that the third party had shown a prima facie arbitration agreement in clause 11.4 of the renovation agreement, and allowed the application. It stayed all further proceedings on the defendant's claim against Trans-World Construction Engineering Limited and referred that claim to arbitration. The defendant was ordered to pay the third party's costs forthwith on an indemnity basis, summarily assessed at HK$95,940.
Supporting details
26 authorities · 10 participantsYip Chi Wan
- Representative
- Lo Chi On (For: Yip Chi Wan)
Lo Chi On
The Incorporated Owners of Merry Court, Kowloon
- Representative
- Damian Wong (For: The Incorporated Owners of Merry Court, Kowloon)
- Representative
- Chan, Lau & Wai (For: The Incorporated Owners of Merry Court, Kowloon)
Trans-World Construction Engineering Limited
- Representative
- Yan Kwok Wing (For: Trans-World Construction Engineering Limited)
- Representative
- Chan, Wong & Yip (For: Trans-World Construction Engineering Limited)
District Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Judge
- MK Liu