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The Incorporated Owners of Merry Court, Kowloon v Trans-World Construction Engineering Limited

  1. 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

    Case no.
    DCCJ 6265/2020
    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 participants
    Yip 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

    Authorities cited

    26
    • Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance
      statute
    • Article 8 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration
      statute
    • Order 12 rule 8
      statute
    • Truearns Co Ltd v Wealthy Fountain Holdings Inc ([2019] HKCFI 1840)
      case-law
    • Dah Chong Hong (Engineering) Ltd v Boldwin Construction Co Ltd (HCA 1291/2002, 11 October 2002)
      case-law
    • PCCW Global Ltd v Interactive Communication Service Ltd ([2007] 1 HKLRD 309)
      case-law
    • China State Construction Engineering Corporation Guangdong Branch v Madiford Ltd ([1992] 1 HKC 320)
      case-law
    • Guangdong Agriculture Company Ltd v Conagra International (Far East) Ltd ([1993] 1 HKLR 113)
      case-law
    • Tianjin Medicine & Health Products Import & Export Corporation v J A Moeller (Hong Kong) Ltd (HCA 11228/1993, 27 January 1994)
      case-law
    • Polytec Overseas Ltd v Grand Dragon International Holdings Co Ltd ([2017] 3 HKLRD 258)
      case-law
    • Kinli Civil Engineering Ltd v Geotech Engineering Ltd ([2021] HKCFI 2503)
      case-law
    • Continental Corporation (No 2) v Vincenzo Fedele ([1964] HKLRD 213)
      case-law
    • Hobbs Padgett v JC Kirkland ([1969] 2 Lloyd's Rep 547)
      case-law
    • Fili Shipping Co Ltd and others v Premium Nafta Products Ltd ([2007] BUS LR 1719)
      case-law
    • Hermes One Ltd v Everbread Holdings Ltd ([2016] 1 WLR 4098)
      case-law
    • Tommy CP Sze & Co v Li & Fung (Trading) Ltd ([2003] 1 HKC 418)
      case-law
    • Gurkhas Construction Limited v Craft Facade Tech (Hong Kong) Company Limited (formerly known as Eft-Craft Company Limited) ([2021] HKDC 1166)
      case-law
    • Paul Smith Ltd v H & S International Holdings Inc ([1991] 2 Lloyds LR 127)
      case-law
    • AXA Re v Ace Global Markets Ltd ([2006] EWHC 216 (Comm))
      case-law
    • Lee Cheong Construction & Building Materials Limited ([2012] 2 HKLRD 975)
      case-law
    • Bluegold Investments Holdings Limited v Giant Crown Industries Limited & Ors (HCA 1127/2017, 27 November 2017)
      case-law
    • Neo Intelligence Holdings Limited v Giant Crown Industries Limited & Ors (HCA 1127/2017, 27 November 2017)
      case-law
    • Chimbusco International Petroleum (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Fully Best Trading Ltd ([2016] 1 HKLRD 582)
      case-law
    • Grand Pacific Holdings Ltd v Pacific China Holdings Ltd (in liq) (No 2) ([2012] 4 HKLRD 569)
      case-law
    • Gao Haiyan v Keeneye Holdings Ltd ([2012] 1 HKLRD 627)
      case-law
    • Hong Kong Civil Procedure 2023
      academic

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