Hong Kong CFI stays proceedings in favour of arbitration notwithstanding defendant’s submission to Hong Kong courts; upholds arbitration agreement contained in related contract | Practical Law

Hong Kong CFI stays proceedings in favour of arbitration notwithstanding defendant’s submission to Hong Kong courts; upholds arbitration agreement contained in related contract | Practical Law

In Bluegold Investment Holdings Ltd v Kwan Chun Fun Calvin [2016] HKEC 532, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance considered whether to stay court proceedings in favour of arbitration in a multi-contract claim in which a deed of guarantee contained a non-exclusive choice of Hong Kong courts and a related contract contained an arbitration agreement.

Hong Kong CFI stays proceedings in favour of arbitration notwithstanding defendant’s submission to Hong Kong courts; upholds arbitration agreement contained in related contract

by May Tai, Simon Chapman and Tomas Furlong, Herbert Smith Freehills
Published on 22 Mar 2016 • Hong Kong - PRC
In Bluegold Investment Holdings Ltd v Kwan Chun Fun Calvin [2016] HKEC 532, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance considered whether to stay court proceedings in favour of arbitration in a multi-contract claim in which a deed of guarantee contained a non-exclusive choice of Hong Kong courts and a related contract contained an arbitration agreement.