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Challenge to arbitrator impartiality
  • 13 Aug 2025

    CNG v. G, G AND SIL

    Citation
    [2025] HKCFI 3598
    Court
    Court of First Instance
    Case number
    HCCT148/2024

    CNG waived any complaints about incidents before 25 June 2024 by continuing to participate without prompt objection; the alleged sleeping episodes on 25 June 2024 (total c.15 minutes) and the arbitrator's robust or inquisitorial comments did not, objectively considered by a fair-minded and informed observer, give rise to a real possibility of bias or show that the arbitrator had closed his mind; accordingly the challenge under Article 12 failed and the application to set aside PFA4, being parasitic on the failed challenge, was dismissed.