Insolvency Petitions: Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses and Arbitration Clauses - A tale of two clauses
The interplay between an arbitration clause and a creditor’s winding up petition is a vexed question which has given rise to a string of cases, including Lasmos Ltd v Southwest Pacific Bauxite (HK) Ltd [2018] 2 HKLRD 449, Re Asia Master Logistics Ltd [2020] 2 HKLRD 423 and But Ka Chon v Interactive Brokers LLC [2019] 4 HKLRD 873.
Hong Kong, Arbitration & ADR, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Des Voeux Chambers, Arbitration clause
Weighing in at the intersection of bankruptcy law and the doctrine of subrogation, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled that insurers are not entitled to commence subrogated claims in the name of bankrupt insureds.
Canada, USA, Ontario, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance, Litigation, Clyde & Co LLP, Court of Appeal for Ontario