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HK Court Sets Aside Judgment And Refers Matter to Arbitration

August 8, 2019August 31, 2019 - by Phillip Rompotis

The HK High Court sets out the principles to be adopted on applications to set aside court judgments and refer matters to arbitration, and the salient principles of contract interpretation.

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HK CA Considers Insolvency Proceedings And Arbitration

August 8, 2019September 23, 2019 - by Phillip Rompotis

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.