Read the full judgment text of HCMP 1954/2018 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 20 February 2019.
1. This is an application by the plaintiffs for an anti‑suit injunction restraining the defendant from taking steps in the legal proceedings he had commenced in the Mainland against the plaintiffs on the ground that the dispute should be referred to arbitration. The issues include whether there is an arbitration clause in the contract being sued upon by the defendant, what the court’s approach should be in the absence of privity to the arbitration agreement, whether the application is precluded
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