Summary
The Hong Kong judiciary is an early pioneer in making arbitration law in the Asian region. Whilst the Supreme Court in Hong Kong, the Court of Final Appeal, has adjudicated a number of arbitration-related cases over the years, it is the Court of First Instance, the Arbitration and Construction List judge in particular, that has held the pen in establishing Hong Kong’s pro-arbitration jurisprudence. From introducing the choice of remedies principle and setting a precedence for the applicability of such a principle to consistent rulings on the indemnity cost principles, such progressive thinking on arbitration law represents the maturity of the Hong Kong courts in their approach to arbitration. Such a reputation not only helped put Hong Kong on the arbitral map but also influenced other courts faced with arbitration-related issues.
b-Arbitra | Belgian Review of Arbitration