10 Dec 2019
GIORGIO ARMANI SPA AND OTHERS v. ELAN CLOTHES CO LTD f/k/a DALIAN LES COPIOUS CLOTHES CO LTD
- Citation
- [2019] HKCFI 2983
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCCT71/2018
The MA's definition of Affiliates and its express language mean Shanghai, HK and GA fall within the Parties bound by clause 13.1; disputes arising from, deriving from or regarding the MA, including tortious claims linked to the rebranding, are within the scope of the arbitration clause; Elan's institution of proceedings in Shandong amounted to a breach of the arbitration agreement; the Hong Kong Court was entitled to grant a declaration of breach, a permanent anti-suit injunction and interim measures notwithstanding the tribunal's pending joinder application and s45(4) did not require decline…