HK CA Inching Closer to Upholding Primacy of Arbitration Agreements in Winding Up proceedings?

This judgment deals primarily with the impact of an exclusive jurisdiction clause in the context of winding up proceedings, but also provides an inkling of how an arbitration agreement may be dealt with in the same context, and considers the extent to which the “bona fide dispute on substantial grounds” general test is being nudged aside in favour of upholding the primacy of an arbitration agreement.

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Singapore CA Considers Arbitration and Insolvency Proceedings Interplay

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The interplay between arbitration and winding up proceedings continues to attract judicial attention, with a recent decision from Singapore’s highest court affirming the prima facie test, meaning that a debtor need only show that there is a dispute subject to an arbitration agreement.

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English Court Considers Applications In Set Aside Matter Where Party In Administration

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The English High Court deals with various interlocutory applications in a forthcoming challenge to an arbitration award, including payment of security and a stay of enforcement.

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Arbitration And Winding Up – Lasmos & But Ka Chon Considered by HK Court

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Golden Oasis is the latest in a series of cases (Lasmos, But Ka Chon) dealing with the interplay between insolvency proceedings and arbitration. While the Court agreed with parts of Lasmos, it dismissed the stay to arbitration application as no relevant arbitration clause existed.

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HK CA Considers Insolvency Proceedings And Arbitration

In But Ka Chon, the CA suggested that the approach in Lasmos – that a petition to wind up a company should generally be dismissed where the contract contains an arbitration clause – propounded an overly one-sided approach to the discretion to set aside a statutory demand.

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