7 May 1999
SUN FOOK KONG (CIVIL) LTD. v. WELLEAD CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER
- Citation
- SUN FOOK KONG (CIVIL) LTD. v. WELLEAD CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING CO. LTD. AND ANOTHER
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCA2852/1999
SFK complied with Article 8 and there are arbitration agreements (one signed, one prima facie in writing) covering Wellead's counterclaim and claim; therefore the court had no discretion and must refer both matters to arbitration, leaving questions of validity and duress to the arbitrator.