SUN TIAN GANG v. HONG KONG & CHINA GAS (JILIN) LTD

SUN TIAN GANG v. HONG KONG & CHINA GAS (JILIN) LTD

The court found on the facts that the Notice of Arbitration and Award were not effectively received by Sun (service to the three addresses was ineffective or rebutted), Sun was detained and in fact unable to present his case in the arbitration, the purported Authorization did not validly authorize acceptance of...

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Citation
SUN TIAN GANG v. HONG KONG & CHINA GAS (JILIN) LTD
Parties
Plaintiff: Sun; Defendant: Gas
Court
Court of First Instance
Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Judgment Date
21 September 2016
Case Number
HCCT46/2015
Procedural Posture
Construction and Arbitration Proceedings (setting Aside Arbitral Award) / Decision (court of First Instance)
Outcome
Award set aside; Limitation Order made; leave granted to apply to set aside out of time; costs ordered against defendant (order nisi)
Legal Topics
Service of Process, Setting Aside Award, Time Extension, Natural Justice, Enforcement, Agent Authority, Limitation
Source Language
en
Arbitration Civil Procedure Contract Public Policy Service of Process Setting Aside Award Time Extension Natural Justice +3 more

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Parties

Sun

Plaintiff

Gas

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Construction and Arbitration Proceedings (setting Aside Arbitral Award) / Decision (court of First Instance)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Notice of Arbitration and Award were validly served
  2. 2 Whether Sun was given proper notice and was able to present his case in the arbitration
  3. 3 Whether the Authorization conferred authority on an agent to accept service

Ratio Decidendi

The court found on the facts that the Notice of Arbitration and Award were not effectively received by Sun (service to the three addresses was ineffective or rebutted), Sun was detained and in fact unable to present his case in the arbitration, the purported Authorization did not validly authorize acceptance of service (and is likely forged), the deeming provisions can be rebutted, and the court has discretion to extend the Article 34(3) time limit; accordingly the Award was set aside, leave to apply out of time granted, and a Limitation Order made.

Court Disposition

Award set aside; Limitation Order made; leave granted to apply to set aside out of time; costs ordered against defendant (order nisi)

Orders

  • The Award is set aside.
  • Limitation Order made under s34(5) Limitation Ordinance (as saved by Schedule 3 to Cap 609).