30 Apr 1999
WONG BIK LING KITTY v. CROWE INSURANCE GROUP (HONG KONG) LTD.
- Citation
- WONG BIK LING KITTY v. CROWE INSURANCE GROUP (HONG KONG) LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCT30/1999
The judge held that the arbitrator misconstructed the policy: clause 5 requires satisfaction of both listed conditions before the insured may authorise repairs and recover costs, and clause 1 preserves the insurer's option to repair (including choice of repairer); accordingly the arbitrator was wrong to allow unilateral repairs and the defendant was granted leave to appeal; enforcement of the award was adjourned pending appeal.