20 Dec 2001
SOCIETE NATIONALE D\'OPERATIONS PETROLIERES DE LA COTE D\'IVOIRE - HOLDING v. KEEN LLOYD RESOURCES LTD.
- Citation
- SOCIETE NATIONALE D\'OPERATIONS PETROLIERES DE LA COTE D\'IVOIRE - HOLDING v. KEEN LLOYD RESOURCES LTD.
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCT55/2001
The defendant failed to prove the award was not binding because the French procedure was an application to set aside rather than an appeal on the merits; given the arbitration clause and ICC Rules treating awards as binding and the pro-enforcement bias of Hong Kong law, section 44(2)(f) did not apply and enforcement was permitted, so the defendant's summons was dismissed.