Read the full judgment text of HCMP 002768/2000 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 24 October 2000.
1. By an originating summons dated 8 June 2000, the plaintiff applies for the enforcement of a CIETAC award on a judgment in Hong Kong pursuant to section 40B of the Arbitration Ordinance, Cap. 341. The arbitral award is in excess of US$1.3 million. The defendant does not seek to argue that the order of enforcement cannot be made but submits that the court can entertain an application by the defence for leave to file a counterclaim in the enforcement proceedings. The basis of the counterclaim is