Herbert Smith Freehills review the 2017 decision of the Hong Kong High Court in Polytec Overseas Ltd and another v. Grand Dragon International Holdings Co Ltd and others [2017] HKCFI 604, where the Court upheld the defendant’s application under s. 20 of the Arbitration Ordinance to stay court proceedings issued by the plaintiffs in favour of arbitration, notwithstanding that the relevant contracts between the parties appeared to contain incompatible dispute resolution provisions.
Hong Kong Court Stays Proceedings To Arbitration
