Hong Kong court departs from English law in its approach to arbitration clauses in insolvency cases

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Filed under:
Hong Kong, United Kingdom, Arbitration & ADR, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Reed Smith LLP
Authors:
Lianjun Li , Min Li , Matthew Townsend , Donald Sham , Eric Xu , Julie Wong
Location:
Hong Kong, United Kingdom
Firm:
Reed Smith LLP
Hong Kong Court of Appeal to consider application of arbitration clauses in insolvency cases

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Filed under:
Hong Kong, Arbitration & ADR, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Reed Smith LLP, Court of First Instance (Hong Kong)
Authors:
Lianjun Li , Min Li , Matthew Townsend , Donald Sham , Eric Xu , Selin Kim
Location:
Hong Kong
Firm:
Reed Smith LLP
Hong Kong companies court considers impact of Re Guy Lam on arbitral disputes

In the latest decision of the Hong Kong court to consider the interplay between arbitration clauses and winding-up or bankruptcy petitions, on 22 May 2023, the Hon. Linda Chan J (the Judge) made a winding-up order against Simplicity & Vogue Retailing (HK) Co. Limited (the Company) and rejected the Company’s argument that the dispute over the underlying debt should be referred to arbitration.

Filed under:
Hong Kong, Arbitration & ADR, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Reed Smith LLP
Authors:
Lianjun Li , Donald Sham , Matthew Townsend , Teddy To
Location:
Hong Kong
Firm:
Reed Smith LLP
Hong Kong Court of Appeal to consider application of arbitration clauses in insolvency cases

Key takeaways

Filed under:
Hong Kong, Arbitration & ADR, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Reed Smith LLP, Court of First Instance (Hong Kong)
Authors:
Lianjun Li , Matthew Townsend , Donald Sham , Eric Xu
Location:
Hong Kong
Firm:
Reed Smith LLP