Arbitration Notes

Privy Council changes English law on the intersection of insolvency and arbitration

In Sian Participation Corporation (In Liquidation) v Halimeda International Ltd [2024] UKPC 16, the Privy Council considered an appeal from the Court of …

HONG KONG COURT REFUSES TO TIGHTEN THE TEST AND STAYS WINDING-UP PETITION IN FAVOUR OF ARBITRATION

SINGAPORE COURT OF APPEAL INTRODUCES A LOWER STANDARD OF REVIEW FOR DEBTORS DEFENDING A DISPUTED DEBT THAT IS SUBJECT TO AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT

HONG KONG COURT AFFIRMS DISCRETION TO WIND UP FOREIGN COMPANY, REFUSES STAY TO ARBITRATION

HONG KONG: COURT MAKES WINDING UP ORDER WHERE DEBTOR UNABLE TO PROVE BONA FIDE DISPUTE ON SUBSTANTIAL GROUNDS

The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has declined to prioritise an arbitration agreement where a debtor intended to dispute the existence of a debt …

Hong Kong judge defers to arbitration in dismissing winding up petition

In a recent Court of First Instance case before Harris J, Southwest Pacific Bauxite (HK) Ltd (Company) sought to strike out a winding-up petition issued …