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Dousing the flames - fire service contractor wins appeal against removal from register

A fire service contractor in Hong Kong has partially succeeded in its appeal against the order of the Fire Service Installation Contractors Disciplinary Board temporarily removing it from...

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Dousing the flames - fire service contractor wins appeal against removal from register

A fire service contractor in Hong Kong has partially succeeded in its appeal against the order of the Fire Service Installation Contractors Disciplinary Board temporarily removing it from...

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Remittal reconsidered – Hong Kong court grants leave to appeal on illegality defence decision

A Hong Kong court has granted leave to appeal against a decision in which an arbitral award was sent back to the arbitrator for reconsideration on the basis that the law had changed on a...

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Arbitration Highlights in the Year of the Dragon

In the year of the dragon, attention turns to the enforcement of arbitral awards. We look at five different Hong Kong decisions where enforcement or set aside has been the central issue...

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Competence queried – Hong Kong court sets aside tribunal ruling on jurisdiction

A Hong Kong court has set aside a tribunal’s finding on jurisdiction, holding that the arbitration clause in a loan agreement did not provide the tribunal with the jurisdiction to...

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Insolvency and construction in Hong Kong – building in the uncertainties

According to a recent report, nearly 6,000 construction companies in the UK are in danger of going out of business. In Hong Kong, a major contractor has lost its licence and was removed...

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All a matter of timing - English construction court considers when there’s a cause of action for defective design

The Technology and Construction Court in London has given a wide-ranging review of the law that frequently arise in construction projects, particularly on issues of limitation and when a...

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One letter out - mistaken email address leads court to refuse award enforcement

One misplaced letter in an email address caused the Hong Kong High Court to refuse leave to enforce an arbitral award on the basis that the respondent not been validly served with the...

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Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal confirms escalation clauses not subject to review by courts

In C v D [2023] HKCFA 16, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal confirmed that compliance with pre-arbitration conditions in an escalation clause is a matter of admissibility, rather than a...

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