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The new ordinance for reciprocal recognition of judgements between HK and the Mainland will help cross-border parties do business

Author: Michael Poon , Associate Solicitor A Hong Kong court has rejected a Mainland China arbitration award, saying that one of the arbitrators did not meaningfully participate throughout a hearing and violated the rules of natural justice. In Song Lihua v Lee Chee Hon [2023] HKCFI 2540 , in upholding the fundamental principle that recognized rules of natural justice must be observed in arbitration, the court refused to enforce an arbitral award made by the Chengdu Arbitrati

Author: Michael Poon , Associate Co-Author: Kelly Leung , Trainee Solicitor Co-Author: Tajriyan Siddiqui , Marketing Assistant Arbitration in Hong Kong continues to generate significant judicial guidance, and the recent case of Li Wenjun v Chen Chunhui  [2023] HKCFI 405 illustrates how the courts approach applications to stay proceedings in favour of arbitration. In this case, the 1st Defendant sought to stay the action and refer the dispute to arbitration, relying on an arbi